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Heys! Here is chapter 18 of Death and Rebirth! Haha… I really hope that you will like this chapter too… A new character is out as I took her from Yami no Matsuei. I really hope that it's not too bad and make you guys hate it. . Leave me a review to tell me what you think about this chapter. I'll appreciate it. Now,let'sget tothe story and enjoy!

Thanks to Angel of Light for beta-ing my fic. Thanks!

Disclaimer: True to my heart, Gravitation does not belongs to yours truly as Maki Murakami-sensei owns it.. (sigh)

Death and Rebirth 18- The real truth

"What the hell do you mean by that?" Yuki asked as he glared at Rensuka furiously.

Looking at them calmly, Rensuka just smiled and went over to the single couch and sat there.

"Shall I tell you a little story?" Rensuka said but he was replied with silence. He chuckled a bit.

"Once, there was a pathetic criminal. He killed a few filthy little lives and was sentence to life imprisonment. In his heart, he craved for freedom. He couldn't stand the thoughts of getting locked up for the rest of his life that he ran out from prison when the chance came. He had been cornered to a library, as if fate is leading him… He found about of demon summoning. He memorize the summoning part just before he was caught back.."

Rensuka paused for a moment before he continued with his story.

"In the dark solitary confinement cell, without anything but his own blood to draw the summoning circle, he drew it while reciting the spell over and over again. When it's over… The pathetic criminal had died, but in his place, the psychologist, Narumi Rensuka was born."

Yuki's glare at him never faded even while Rensuka spoke, "What does Shuichi have to do with that?"

"What did he have to do with it….? Well… You should say fate guided me again. I was walking one day through a quite park and I saw him sitting on the bench crying. I've made up my mind that he should be my first sacrifice."

"You mean just randomly decided to kill him?" Rye said in shock.

"No no… Don't put words in my mouth. I didn't kill him. You could say I helped him. He was suffering at that moment because he did something wrong and his boyfriend kicked him out from the house. I talked to him and soothed him up. Was that wrong too?"

The three of them just glared at him, unable to say anything.

"Later, whenever there is a problem he needed to talk about, he would come and look for me. Using hypnotism, I instructed him to cut himself countless times, so that when he became my sacrifice, it would look as if it was a suicide. From that moment, I thought I was freed from the contract but I was wrong… His soul escaped the ritual. In result, many souls need to be presented to the demon to appease his anger. Even though he escaped, his soul was branded. The sign will act up once in a while especially when he is near a demon summoning circle. That is the proof that he could never escape the clutches of the demon no matter where he runs."

Rensuka looked at Rye, "I know how people like you became Shinigami. Betting on that kid's attachment, I made all my sacrifices here at the park. Then I enter N-G production as Arizu's manager. I know that if there is anything weird with the case, the Shinigami bureau will send someone to investigate."

"How did you even know who will they send?" Rye asked.

"You could say that I'm lucky. I guessed that they would send Shuichi in it as he is directly involved with this case. God answered my prayers. My plans moved on well. At first I thought of using Ryuichi-san to get Shuichi back for me but it seems like he failed." Rensuka ended his sentence by looking at Ryuchi who just looked away with guilt as he never knew his action is actually harming Shuichi.

Rensuka smirked and stood up, "And tonight, it's going to my last to be chained down with the contract…"

All of them looked at Rensuka, "! "

"What? Don't you even think of getting away!" Rye shouted at Rensuka but Rensuka just smirked at him before he disappears off into the space.

"What….. How did he do that?" Yuki asked in disbelief.

"Tch… He used the teleportation spell…" Rye said looking down to the floor, thinking.

Yuki stood up and went near Rye and grabbed his shirt, "What should we do now?"

"I don't know!" Rye said as he stared into Yuki's eyes.

"Don't tell me that you don't know! He is in danger now!"

"I know! That's why I'm thinking!"

"Do you know, when you are thinking, it might be all over for him!"

"Then what do you want me to do? At least I'm thinking rather than you who is threatening people without any idea how to save him!" Rye fought back.

The two of them kept fighting causing Ryuichi too looked at them in distress as he did not know how to stop them. Finally Ryuichi had enough.

"STOP!" The both of them looked at Ryuichi with wide eyes.

"IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP SHUICHI IF YOU KEEP FIGHTING!"

Yuki looked at Rye for a moment and then he let go of Rye's shirt.

"That little guy's word is right." Said a voice from the balcony. All of them looked towards the balcony's direction in surprise.

"Who are you?" Rye asked.

The figure at the balcony smiled at them, "I'm Tsukiori Kira, an exorcist."

XXX

Shuichi sat on the chair in a trance. His eyes stare into the space without any emotions.

"You will listen to me… Right? Shuichi-kun" Rensuka said.

"Yes… I will"

"Very good…" Rensuka smirked evilly, looking at his last sacrifice.

XXX

"Now what?" Yuki asked as he looked at the female exorcist in his room, "You came all the way here and made your grand appearance but yet you also don't know where

Rensuka's base is. How are we going to save Shuichi this way?"

"Listen to what I have to say before cutting me off." Kira glared at Yuki. She hated when people cut her sentence off before she finish it, "Even though we don't know the location," She gestured to herself, Rye and Yuki looked at her. "Someone else does." Kira looked pointingly at Ryuichi, causing Rye and Yuki avert their attention to Ryuichi.

"That's right. The only person who had been to Rensuka's base is just only Ryuichi-san." Rye said when the realization hits him.

"Huh? But I don't remember a thing after I left the N-G building." Ryuichi said with a frown.

"That is because he used hypnotism on you. He is psychologist, remember?" Kira said.

"Yes… But who can use hypnotism on Ryuichi-san to know the location?" Rye asked.

"Me." Kira said in monotone.

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"Everything is ready." Arizu said in an emotionless voice.

"Very good… Now shall we begin our sacrifice ritual?"

Rensuka walked behind Arizu and in a swift movement he sliced her throat. Arizu fell down to the floor as she tried to gasp for air. She is losing her vision fast as she is losing too much blood in a day. The demon summoning circle that she drew for Rensuka took too much of her blood.

"Wh-yy…" Arizu said using all her might.

"Why? You thought that I would have let you go after this? Why should you believe in my words? You know for a long time ago that my words aren't to be trust. Now you have gotten yourself killed. What a stupid girl. You should be grateful that I didn't offer you to the demon. Well.. I will keep a promise of mine; I won't touch your sister. So you should rest in peace, Arizu."

Tears begin to flow down Arizu's eyes. She does knew it for a long time that she shouldn't believe in Rensuka's word but she still did, thinking that he would have let her go. Now, she know that she no longer can go back to her family or even to her lover's side up in the Heaven. She had lost everything.

XXX

Kira walked over to Ryuichi who is lying down on the couch.

"Now.. relax. I'm starting the process now." Kira said in a calm voice.

Ryuichi closed his eyes and relaxed himself. Before he lay on the couch, he promised to himself that he would try his best to be any use to not only save Shuichi but also Arizu.

-End of Death and Rebirth 18- The real truth-

Heys! Okay… I think now you all know the truth. I guess I need to do some explanation here. On to the explanation…

Tsukiori Kira – If anyone of you who do read Yami No Matsuei's manga, I bet you have heard of this name. Since this case deals with demons, I thought an exorcist would be the best to help them. She is in the 4th book if I remember correctly, if I don't forgive me.

Arizu- Actually she seeks help from Rensuka because her lover was killed in an accident as she could not get over his death. All the promises that Rensuka made to Arizu was just a fake promise as he wanted her to help him with his crimes. Later, Arizu tried to leave Rensuka as she could not handle the guilt from sacrificing people but Rensuka controlled her by threatening to use her sister as Arizu's sister have grown attached to Rensuka. So, to save her sister, she decided to stay at Rensuka's side in hope that he would let them go when everything is over.

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