Arisu began to glow as she showed us her memories. Suddenly, Dio and I were transported into her mind.
It was like when my mother had shown me HER memories. We could watch, but we couldn't interrupt the events.
I noticed a dirty girl who looked like Arisu. She was stretched out and chained down on a lab table. I could hear her crying softly.
Then, father came in, pulling on some gloves. He looked through his tools and grabbed a scalpel. He smiled evilly down at Arisu.
"I'm going to run some experiments on your brain. Don't worry, it won't hurt too badly."
Arisu whimpered pathetically. "Stop..."
Father laughed. "I'll NEVER stop! Not until the day I die! Now just relax..."
I won't describe the grotesque things I saw as he messed with her brain. Even if this was an M rated story, a scene such as this would be censored.
There was lots of blood and screams of agony. It was like torture. I couldn't understand how Arisu had lives through all of that. And she was only seven...
By the end of it all, Arisu was...put back together. Father stared down at her in awe.
"Arisu, what am I thinking?" he asked curiously.
Arisu whined. "I can...I can see you turning a girl into a doll..."
Father nodded. "Yes. She's my daughter, Aya."
Arisu started to cry. "Why did you do this to me?"
Father stood and thought for a moment. "I'm not sure. Sometimes I experiment for the fun of it. Hearing your screams was quite thrill."
Arisu cowered in fear. "What will you do with me now?"
Father smiled. "I'll use you as I please."
Things went on and on like that as Arisu's memories played out. I saw father torture her more and making it so that she could show her memories to others. By the time her memories were done playing, I was crying.
Figuratively crying? No! I was actually crying! A few tears rolled from my cold eyes. I could cry, but still couldn't move.
Dio stared at me in shock. "Aya, you're crying?!"
I laughed. 'I noticed. Looks like I might be able to be saved after all!'
He smiled and wiped away my tears. "Yeah. Are you ready?"
"For what?"
Dio frowned. 'Your mom hasn't returned yet. He must have killed her..."
The room went silent. 'It's up to you to kill him then?'
Dio nodded. Arisu huffed. "I said I'm coming to! After everything he put me through, it's time for my revenge!"
Dio nodded again. "Alright Arisu. You'll be useful on the field if you can tell me what he's thinking."
I sighed. 'So it has really come down to this...'
Arisu looked over at me sadly. "You're going to miss the bad man after everything he did?"
I nodded. 'He was my father. If he dies, I'll miss him, but...the only way I can live is for him to die. And he does deserve to...'
Everyone nodded and then, Dio spoke. "Aya, I'll do whatever it takes to save you. And not just because your mom ordered me to!"
Arisu smiled, knowing what he was about to say.
"I think I like you Aya! I want to protect you! So...if you can live...will you stay by my side?"
I blushed and Dio gasped. "I can see you blushing!"
'Yes...I'll stay by your side. How many years has it been since I died? I feel so much older.'
Dio thought for a moment. "About two years. You should be 13 by now."
'Alright then...let's go and kill father! I'll have no regrets. After all he's done...death will be his retribution.'
Arisu and Dio both smiled determinedly as I said that. They had my permission. Father was as good as dead.
Dio picked me up in his arms and Arisu followed after us. We were going back to the main entrance. We'd escape alive this time.
We weren't surprised as we saw what we did. Father sat on Mom's dead body, revving his chainsaw. He smiled when he saw us.
"My experiments have come back to get me, eh?" he revved his chainsaw louder. "YOU'LL ALL BECOME DOLLS! ALL OF YOU!"
And that was the beginning of the end. Some of us or all of us were going to die. But even if I died, I'd be happy.
Dio had confessed to me, I'd found my first friend, Arisu, and I'd seen mother one last time. Even though their had been some sad events in between, it had turned out ok. Now...it was time to decided our fates.