Zach screams as the blade falls down upon him. The shadowy blade seems to rip his soul apart as he feels pain like never before. He jumps out of bed, persperation pouring down from his head. He breathes heavily and looks around the room. It's the same as it was before. He breathes a sigh of relief thinking that it was all a dream. He goes back to sleep not noticing a dark glowing mark across his chest.

"Hey Zach. Zach. Wake up" Josh shakes Zach and he grumbles to leave him alone. "Come quick man. Something weird is happening."

"What?"

Zach yawns and rubs his eyes. He see's nothing wrong or out of the ordinary.He looks around again and still nothing. "What do you mean man? There's nothing here."

"Not in the room idiot. Out there" He points outside to where the door is open slightly. Zach walks slowly towards it hoping to find nothing. He opens it and the stench of brinestone engulfs him. He hacks and coughs as the smell is unbearable. Outside is complete darkness. Shadows are everywhere with white floating essences are.

"Dude what are those white floaty thingies?" Josh looks over Zach's shoulder.

"How should i know? They look like white floaty thingies."

"Those things are called essences. Or in your vocabulary souls." Zach and Josh turn around. They both scream to see a hooded figure there. He looked down upon them with the glowing eyes, the rest covered by his hood. "You are Zach are you not? I know not this other one. He must wait here." Josh looks at him shaking in place

"Dude. Zach. I think i peed my pants." Zach remains silent and relized that this thing was talking to him

"Yes I am Zach. This is my freind Josh."

"How unfortunate for him to be struck as well. It seems like you do indeed have that power. Come with me."

"Hey whats going on anyway?"

"All will be explained by him. Do not worry at all." He looks at him and smiles an evil smile. "At least not yet" He luaghs as they go down corriders. "Come come. Do not be afriad. We have no reason to kill you yet." They walk a bit more down some hallways. The only problem was that they all looked the same.

"We are here. Go inside."

"Fine" Zach goes through the two doors ahead of him.

"Glad you could make it. You are starting to be a thorn in my side."

"Who are you and what do you want?"

"Who am i? What a childish question. But since you are but a childe i might as well anwser you. I am known as kurenai-gackt-zin."

"Kurenaiy what?"

"I see that you do not relize. I am the one whom they call death." he luaghs a hideous luagh as Zach relizes who this is.