-1Chapter 7: The pain of Love
Kazuki continued to stare at the door. "How can I open this door?" Kazuki stared hard and long at the door before seeing some words written near the bottom, he read them out loud.
"The one seeking an answer shall never find it, the one searching for something will look over it, if you wish to pass through this door you must think simple, you must not want an answer, and you may not search for the way through. The path is within you."
Kazuki finished the last part and stared frustrated "This does not help one bit, how is the answer inside of me?" Kazuki started to get enraged. "Open you stupid door!" Kazuki swung his fist straight at the door, just before the impact he stops his hand. "I got it!" "I cannot think about it, for I will never figure it out, and I can never find the way through, simply because the door IS the way through." He walked up to the door, but instead of stopping he continued to walk until he smacked into the door, but there was no impact, Kazuki walked straight through the door as if it was not there.
As he was fully through the door he heard a voice. "Congratulations on passing through the door of disbelief, I am seeing things in you that I have not seen in many others."
"Yeah, yeah. Save me your sucking up and tell me what I must do next."
"This next trial will be the hardest trial, it is not the last, but because of who and what you think of and do, in other words, who you are, will make this one the hardest."
"I don't care about that, just tell me what I need to do?"
"Simple, close your eyes and you will see a different world, you must endure what you see and never open your eyes until I tell you too, if you do so before then, well I am afraid you will die."
"Seems easy enough, I can keep my eyes shut." Kazuki closes his eyes.
"Good luck, you will need it."
Kazuki felt a shock go through his body, it seemed like he opened his eyes as he can see again, but he could still feel his eyes closed.
Kazuki saw the place where him and Xanphia first met, then he saw Xanphia standing there, she was beckoning for you to come closer, she was smiling.
He walked closer and started to smile while thinking to himself. "I love that smile of hers, it warms me up just looking at it." He continued to come closer.
Xanphia seemed to have heard something behind her as she turned around in panic.
It was then that Kazuki saw the man standing behind her, it was that one who attacked her earlier.
"This time i will kill her for sure!" He yelled out.
Xanphia screamed and turned around to look at Kazuki with pleading eyes.
Kazuki tries to yell out, but no sound escapes, he tries to run faster, but she seems to be getting farther and farther away. He yelled again, this time with all of his might, but yet again, no sound came out.
Suija pointed his gun at Xanphia and smiled. "Oh I enjoy the look on your face, it makes me shiver in excitement." He held the pistol with both hands as he fired a single shot that trusted him backwards a bit.
The bullet passed easily through Xanphia's left lung causing a constant stream of blood to pour out slowly.
Suija disappeared laughing.
Kazuki managed to let out a sound again. "Xanphia!" He tried to run again, and his feet seemed to be working as he arrived by her side.
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes, she took one last breath causing her to cough up more blood before her chest stopped raising up and down.
Kazuki looked down at her, tears started to run down his cheeks. "AHHH!!!! Why!?"
The next thing he knew he was standing in front of Hiroshi's house.
He went running inside and to his horror saw Hiroshi lying on the floor motionless. Out of the corner of his eye he saw someone, turning he saw Suija.
"Why don't you just die? You would save more people, you see, I am going to kill every single person you ever come into contact with, what do you have to say about that?"
Kazuki fell to his knees crying uncontrollable. "AHHH!!!"
Suija was laughing. "What, cat got your tongue?
All of a sudden Kazuki stopped crying and stood up.
"What's this, going to avenge them? Don't make me laugh."
Kazuki grinned wickedly. "I don't have to, you will do it for me."
"What do you mean?"
"I came into contact with you, did I not?"
Suija looked at him funny. "You don't possibly think I am going to kill myself, do you? You must have truly lost it."
Kazuki stood up and grinned wickedly. "A man must stick to his word, to make up for your murder, you WILL kill yourself."
Suija started to laugh. "As if."
"Then why is it that your weapon seems to be pointing at yourself?"
Suija looked at his hand which was now pointing his gun at his own head.
"This will not make up for me losing Xanphia, but at least I can save the next person the same fate."
Suija started to laugh again.
"What is so funny now?"
"The fact that this world is not even real, the fact that you are bending your imagination to make up for Xanphia dying in your imagination."
Kazuki looked puzzled.
"You may open your eyes."
Kazuki opened his eyes.
"You have passed this test rather easily, instead of breaking down at the sight of her dying, you forced the images in your favour, you even forgot it was a vision when you saw her die. You cried like she really did die, but instead of breaking down, you willed him to use his own words against him. I must say, I am impressed, although as a word of advice, don't think it will be the same in real life."
Kazuki grinned. "Yes it will, it is basic fighting strategy to get your opponent to think the way you want them to, even if they do not, there brain will send the signals you are causing therefore causing things to move, although he would never shoot himself, the will to live would not allow it."
"You seem more knowledgeable than I thought you were, you seem to impress me every time."
Kazuki smiled wider.
"Go then, proceed to your last trial, but..." The voice broke off.
"But what?"
No answer.
"But what, damnit?"
"I should not be telling you this, but I suppose you have the right to know, the old man and the girl are in trouble, but you have to proceed, going back means failing the test and therefore not being able to help them."
"But if I pass the test, will I be able to do it in time to save them?"
No answer.
"Answer me!"
"No, if you pass the test, then it will be too late."
So, what will Kazuki do, can he do the test and still save them, despite what the voice is saying, or will he run back through the gauntlet to save them, even though it will mean failing the test. Can he stand the thought of the dying so that he can finish the trial in order to restore their kingdom, or will he run to save them now and do what he can later?
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