The decision weighing on Yukiteru's shoulders was tense. He was obviously struggling. Before any answer could be given though, the followers began to attack. I held them off the best that I could. As more started piling at us, Yuno grabbed onto Yukiteru's arm, pulling him to the entrance. As he was being pulled though, he latched onto Tsubaki.
The four of us started to escape the massacre. We started running passed corners after corners, with the occasional head smack. No surprise, Tsubaki was the only one smacking her head.
We got outside, onto a open pathway. I wanted to cheer out of joy, but I instead, I fell down, pain coursing through me. I screamed out in anguish. Yuno and Yukiteru's eyes were full of concern. Yuno hunched down next me, gently caressing my back.
"Rai, are you in labor or something..?" Yuno attempted joke around. I continued to shout out. Tsubaki was being nonchalant about the situation. She didn't even bat an eye at my suffering. Before I could go into more depth though, a voice was heard from the rooftops.
We all adverted our eyes to the figure. He wore black spandex, along with a white, spherical mask. The mask had a red circle painted on it. But, the oddest part wasn't his appearance, it was the fact that there were four others, exactly identical.
"Shit, Yuno," I looked at her, "Did you spike my drink or something? I think I'm seeing double.. well, five of them.." The masked figures then did some sort of signature move. "Yuno, I think I got drunk back there." The figures then hopped down in front of us.
"Hello.. First.. I am.. Twelfth." One spoke after the other said something. Then he shouted at us, "You don't even dare to respond, you are truly evil!" Yukiteru over reacted. He stuttered out an apology.
"However First," Twelfth began, "You are being deceived by Sixth." This caught me off guard, 'Kurusu was right.. First time for everything I guess..' Twelfth continued on, "This cult's initiation requires performing evil bordering on profane.. It's to test whether they can work for the order or not.. for them to share the secret of a crime.. and have no betrayals."
"I have come here to kill the Sixth. If you wish not to die, I suggest you run. Otherwise, you may get caught in the crossfire." Twelfth said to us. I was with the plan to ditch her. Just like Momma used to say, 'Always trust a blind man.'
Yukiteru then asked, "What are the other four?" "Dummies. Made with hypnosis." Oh, so there is only one real one. I stumbled to my feet, gripping my switchblade tightly. All at once, they began charging at us. I pounced at them, scanning for the real one.
That's when Yuno tossed a rock to the sidelines. Once the rock collided, I noticed it. I saw the second one to the left shift his head in one fast movement. I smirked in triumph. I shuffled over to that one, swinging my knife into him.
He stumbled around and tumbled off the railing, onto the ground. The energy I had left was now depleted. I collapsed onto the ground, clinging onto consciousness. Yuno and Yukiteru rushed to my aid.
I was overworked. Yuno was also in bad condition. "Why are you.. exhausted.. I did the hard part.." I joked. Just then, the main gates began to shut. Tsubaki's followers crowded us and grabbed onto us.
"Tsubaki.. What are you doing?" Yukiteru pleaded to her. "I'm about to kill you, that's what." She responded. With no strength, I could not resist against them. Tsubaki then got close to Yukiteru. She smiled, then started to suck face with him. I felt repulsed.
"Hey.. Yukiteru.. I can lend you a bottle of bleach later.." I uttered. Tsubaki glared at me. Then I realized one major thing. I looked over to Yuno. Her face was enraged. She broke out of the followers grasp, then begun to swing an axe around. She killed follower after follower, reaching Tsubaki. Once she reached Tsubaki, she sliced Tsubaki's hand clean off.
'10/10, that was a nice clean cut.' Tsubaki grew angry. She yelled out in pain. This gave Yuno a chance to shove Yukiteru over the railing, aiding him in his escape. Yuno then lost all her energy, falling down onto her knees.
Now we were screwed over. Yuno and I were dragged into the head room. Tsubaki grew evermore angry. She looked at Yuno and smirked mischievously. "You will now suffer the pain I've been through." Groups of men started surrounding Yuno, tearing at her clothes.
This act of assault made my temper rise. I could feel my body surge with the flow of anger. I shouted, "You lay a finger on her, and I will murder everyone of you!" This threat didn't even phase them. I shut my eyes and shouted out, "STOP!"
A massive tremor shook the whole building. My body was going numb. I was blinded by my rage. I didn't know what went on with my surroundings, all I hoped was Yuno's safety. The tremor became worse. A pain shot through my body. My mind couldn't focus on anything. I shut my eyes, praying that everything would just stop. Then the tremor loosened up.
I opened my eyes. The room was a mess. Everyone was thrown everywhere, all the possessions turned over. Yuno didn't seem to be in any harm though. I breathed a sigh of relief. Tsubaki was opening her scroll.
DEAD END
She growled. That's when Yukiteru ran into the room, holding a round object in his hand. He tossed this item into the air, attracting the attention of everyone. With this distraction, Yukiteru pulled out one of his darts and tossed it at Tsubaki's scroll.
The dart made contact with Tsubaki's scroll, destroying her future diary. In one last ditch effort, she reached, with her stump of an arm, at a ball next to her. But she didn't make it in time. Her body contorted and disappeared. Yukiteru kneeled to check on Yuno. Now that I knew she was safe, I let myself lose consciousness.
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I aroused from my state of unconsciousness. I looked over to see Yuno and Yukiteru sleeping on each other. I smiled to myself. But it faded. 'He still knows about the room..' I thought to myself. I reached out and held his shoulder firmly.
"Yuki, if you will," I started, "Forget about the room.. Keep Yuno safe.. Never stop trusting her.." I wiped the hair out of Yuno's face. Kurusu entered the vehicle, noticing I was awake. He smiled. "Seems like this mission is complete, wouldn't you say?" I nodded my head in agreement. "Good work on your end." I just took the compliment without returning any gratitude.
"How was Yukiteru able to find us?" I asked him. Kurusu's face scrunched up. "It was because of that tremor. The source of it was from the head room. Odd, huh.." It was odd. What caused that tremor to happen? Why did it happen at that exact moment? Was Deus behind it, or was it.. I wanted to dwell more into the topic, however, I couldn't focus on it.
"Sleep kid, you earned it." Kurusu said to me. I shut my eyes, and entered a deep sleep.