Fade to Darkness

Title: Fade to Darkness
Rating: M
Fandom: Detective Conan
Summary: Reincarnation only existed in fanfiction, yet Michael Leo Field was reborn as Akai Senichi, the younger twin brother of Akai Shuichi. However, his new life takes a dark turn; at the age of ten he is kidnapped and at twelve, he is forced to join the organization. [OC Insert as Akai Sibling] [Family/Angst/Drama/Crime]

Arc II
Chapter VI
Cry
Warnings: Assisted Suicide, Forced Fighting, Character Death

Shuichi Akai had just turned eleven years old. "Hey Senichi," He whispered, still lying in bed and staring up at the ceiling. "It's been a year since you disappeared. S…" He swallowed and took a deep breath. "Some people believe that you're dead. They believe that whoever had kidnapped you had already killed you," His voice was very shaky as he continued. "We both turn eleven today. This is my first birthday without you. Everyone is telling me that I could still celebrate it as it's also my birthday, not just yours,"

He grabbed a tissue and rubbed his eyes. "I don't want to celebrate it without you. It's so painful. It's so unbelievable that you're not here with me. I don't believe that you're dead. Nobody found your corpse yet, so you must still be out there. Senichi, I promise you that no matter where you are, I'll find you. I'll bring you back home,"

Tsutomu had heard his eldest son's monologue from outside his door. 'Shuichi…I know you feel great sadness but I'm sure Senichi wouldn't want you to be sad on your guys' birthday. Senichi…I'm sorry that we haven't found you and rescued you yet. But please, please continue waiting. We will reunite with you one day. Don't give up,'

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Their living conditions slightly improved. The scientist included a small amount of meat in Cell J's diet. This was a great relief to them as they had only lived off water and bread for the first couple months since they had arrived. They also had an increase in the amount of water for their rations. The scientist treated them as mere pets, as mere test subjects. Though it enraged them, they didn't dare push their luck. They were just grateful for the food and water. Of course they were forced to go to the lab and still had multiple tests conducted on them. After months of visits to the lab, they have grown used to the painful routine.

Senichi managed to catch sight of the date during one of the trips to the lab. 'So it's our birthday, huh. I can't believe we've been here for almost a year already. I never thought that I'd spend my eleventh birthday away from home. Shuichi, I hope you're enjoying your birthday. Don't cry. Don't be sad. I've already celebrated my eleventh birthday in the Real World as Michael Leo Field,' He tried to think about his past life's eleventh birthday but could not recall most of his memories before his high school years. The ones that he did remember were very fuzzy and blurry. 'Still no luck recalling those memories. Well, it's not like those memories matter anyway,'

XXX

Through the fights, they managed to identify that Brendan had wolf DNA, Harimanna had tiger DNA, and Senichi had polar bear DNA. They weren't able to utilize the animal attribute for too long and could only activate them in short bursts when in danger. After a few weeks, they had managed to activate them without fainting, though it still had a heavy toll on their body. They were extremely exhausted after deactivating and their bodies were in intense pain.

Their abilities did not really change. Senichi, Brendan, and Harimanna all still had clawed hands and feet as well as fangs. Ahren still had snake fangs and a forked tongue, though it was discovered that Ahren could inject venom, though a less potent version of the black mamba's, into his opponents. He was also more susceptible to the cold but as long as he huddled with the others at night, he would be fine.

It was a year and a half after their kidnapping that Ahren started coughing up blood in the middle of the night. He claimed to be fine and begged them not to tell anyone. He didn't want to be seen as an easy target. About a month later, Ahren woke up Senichi at night while Brendan and Harimanna slept. "I'm dying,"

"Yeah, that much is pretty obvious," Senichi mumbled. "You're coughing up blood. I…I wish there was something I could do for you,"

"I probably won't even last another week," The fourteen year old closed his eyes. "I noticed that it gets worse every time I activate the black mamba DNA inside me and it gets even worse when I use venom. I think my own venom has been slowly poisoning me,"

"You can't die!" Senichi pleaded. "What about Brendan and Harimanna? What about your guys' mother?"

"I don't even know if Mutti is even alive," Ahren said. "But we both know that I don't have much time left. I don't want to die in this cell. I want to die in the arena. I want you to be the one to kill me,"

"W-What?" Senichi stared at him as if he had grown another head. 'Kill him? No! No, I can't! I can't kill my friend! I won't do it!' "No!"

"Sen," Ahren smiled weakly. "You winning the fight will get us a reward-size rations instead of the normal size we get whenever we're not fighting. It's the least I could do before I die,"

"What about your siblings?" Senichi pointed out. "Are you just going to leave them behind?"

"I need you to look after them," Ahren pleaded. "Please, Senichi, I need you to stay by their side,"

'If he dies here, in this cell, then we won't get anything,' Senichi thought. 'But if he dies by my hand, we'll have a benefit. Ahren's right. As much as I hate it, Ahren's right,' "You need to tell Brendan and Harimanna. Don't leave so suddenly. Don't leave without saying goodbye,"

"I will," And he did. He told them in the morning when they woke up. He was hugged by his crying siblings who didn't want him to die. But in the end, Ahren's decision did not change.

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The fight came in the afternoon. Ahren had requested the fight days earlier, claiming that it'd spice up the battle and that he had wanted to get rid of Senichi to secure larger portions of food for his siblings. The scientist was fooled by the act and agreed to the fight.

The two acted aggressive in the beginning of the battle as if they were enemies. They dragged it out for a bit in order for it to seem convincing. Then, they got serious and soon Senichi had to deliver the final blow. "Protect them, Senichi," Ahren whispered with a smile.

Tears started falling against his will. "I promise…I'll protect them in your stead, Ahren…" Senichi broke his neck.

XXX

Senichi held Brendan and Harimanna close as all three of them sobbed at the loss. They had no appetite to eat the two loaves of bread and pieces of meat, nor could they even bring themselves to drink the four bowls of water. But they had to force themselves to consume the food and water. Ahren wouldn't want them to die of starvation or dehydration. He wanted them to live.

'I see now,' Senichi thought. 'Nobody is going to save us. We're all doomed to die here,'

END OF ARC II

Hiyori:
Oh no, so they will have animal DNA in their body for the rest of their lives? ;( Poor them T,T

Skai:
Yes, they will have the animal DNA for the rest of their lives. They will also suffer the side effects whenever they use their animal attributes.

Lieutenant Myst:
Sorry, I should of added 'insert sarcastic tone' in my review. For some reason though, the inserting animal DNA makes me think of the RE3 game that is coming out soon, I don't know why though.
However, if we give them the same pain a thousand times worse, they would be dead. It needs to be slow, painful, and makes them want to wish they were dead. That's the kind of pain they should suffer through instead of it being quick.

Skai:
No need to apologize, it was a mistake on my part.
Hmm, I understand your reasoning on why it should be ten times worse rather than a thousand times. What if we increase their pain sensitivity? An injury like a tiny paper cut will feel like their entire finger is being chopped off. It'll still be a paper cut's worth of physical injury so they won't die as fast but it will feel even worse.