Sat in the great hall in the corner, Cheiko Kiryu tried to block out the sounds of the torture going on outside. She hadn't yet seen the devil or her minion, but from the whispers of others, she knew it was a sight she did not want to see. Looking around, the dozens of other frightened villagers were all packed in, hoping for safety in here.
"Are you okay?" the man next to her, Shu asked.
"I just do not want to see her..."
"You won't," Shu replied, "I'll make sure of that."
Chieko looked at him and smiled, "Aren't you scared?"
"Of death, no. Of her, yes."
Chieko looked down at her feet, before she looked back up at Shu's teary eyes. "Will you keep me safe?"
"Until I die."
But then the door to the Great Hall opened, as a crying and panicking woman ran in, her clothes covered in blood. "They are here, the Devil is here!"
People cried out in panic, as Chieko looked at Shu terrified, as he put his arm around her and held her tight. The door opened once more, but this time an awful laughter filled the room as the devil and her minion stepped in. Chieko went to look, but Shu held her head tight so she couldn't move or dare look. The screams of the villagers being torn apart were enough to make Chieko guess what was happening, they were slaughtering everyone. Chieko began to shake in fear as tears slid out of her eyes and rolled down her cheeks and she grasped onto Shu tighter.
"Don't be afraid of death." Shu whispered in her ear.
She could then feel him being grabbed from her grasp, as she could hear his screams and his blood splash onto her. The Kusabi then grabbed Chieko and threw her up against the wall, using his claws to slash across her face, tearing off her skin and letting blood spill out.
"I'm afraid!" Chieko screamed out.
The Kusabi then wrapped his claws around her arms, and in one swift movement, pulled both of her arms out of her sockets, before moving onto his next victim. Chieko dropped to the blood splattered ground, her arms dropping next to her. The devils laughter echoed around the room, as Chieko seen her stood in the middle of the Hall amongst the slaughtered bodies. As her life slipped away from her, and in her heart, Chieko apologized to Shu, for being afraid.