Chapter II: "Yume"
~^Normal POV^~
-Inside Nanami's dream-
"Ne~ Mama~ Look!" Little Nanami showed her drawing of a burning house with a wide smile "W-what's that Nanami? Did you drew that?" her mother asked worried while Nanami nod happily "My dear Nanami *hold Nanami's face* you shouldn't draw something like that, ok?" Her mother explained tthen kissed her forehead and hugged her "But why not Mama?" Nanami asked with her cute eyes staring at her mother "Because if your father saw that he'll be mad.. And he'll hurt me again.. Do you want that to happen to mama?" She said with a sad face then Nanami shake her head furiously "I-Iie! I-I don't want mama to be hurt again" Nanami cried and hugged her mother tightly "I love you Nanami" Her mother kissed her head then caressing her hair "I love you too Mama..." then Nanami fall asleep.. Nanamk's mother put her on her bed and silently closed her room's door.. "Stupid wife! doku da yo!?" Nanami's father burst on their door drunk "H-H-Hai! I'm coming honey.." Her mother answered frantically with a pale face "Prepare the hot bath this instant! *hiccup*" After taking a bath he saw Nanami's drawing under the coloring books "What's this! You stupid mother! Why can't you take care of Nanami! Just a simple task and you can't do it! While I'm all worn out working out there! Come here!" Nanami's mother comes closer to him and he eventually slap her cheeks that caused her mother to fall then he starts to punch and kick her.. Didn't they know that Nanami was peeking through the door her eyes were blank the bright eyes of hers are now as plain as a brown wood while tears starts to fall on her eyes.. "You should just rest forever if you can't do your job as a mother!" then out of rage Nanami's father get the knife and stabbed Nanami's mother in her heart.. shocked his father then don't know what to do and stab his self.. "I-Iieeeeeeeeeee!" Nanami run into her mother's side "O-okaa-san! Otou-san! D-Don't leave Nanami alone!" Then she cried and cried until she become tired.. "Nanami! What ha-ppened.." two boys came into their house shocked they run into Nanami and comfort her, they emmidiately called the ambulance and police "Daijoubu Nanami.. I'll protect you.." The first boy said while caressing Nanami's head "Me too.. I'll protect Nana-chan no matter what!" The second boy said posing like a hero "*hiccup hiccup* Y-you too w-will never leave Nanami?" She asked with her tears falling all over her face "Yakusoku!" Both the boys promised her "Thank you _ and _ " then she hug them both..
Nanami opened her eyes with tears on her eyes "W-who are they.. Why can't I remember them.." Nanami clutches her hair as a pain struck in her head suddenly "O-ouch.. What's that.."
"Nanami-sama? You awake? Breakfast is ready~ the letter about the mission also arrived just a moment ago.. We'll wait for you so we can all eat together Nanami-sama~" Onikiri & Kotetsu said outside Nanami's room "Hai! I'll be there.. Just a moment"
-While eating breakfast-
"So we're assigned to protect the capital.. pretty big place huh.. hope that no one will get hurt" Nanami said in sad tone "No one will be hurt Nanami-chan~ Because theres an invisible chain that ties and protect us all" Mizuki comfort Nanami that made her smile..
-Tomoe & Akura-oh's place-
"Oya! you slow furball! Hurry and give Brother another sake!" The yokai obidiently pour sake for Tomoe "So.. why exactly are you cleaning the towns for?" Tomoe asked Akura-oh "To help you brother! I know you know what I mean right? And also if ever that we see that person.. Hope that'll like it when those who are living in this whole continent are the three of us only like what that person wanted" Akura-oh smiled with a bit of sadness on his eyes "Hmmn.. well yeah.. It can make my work even faster" Tomoe drinks his sake.. "We'll attack tonight.. at the capital and wipe all who are living there" Akura-oh smiled deviously "Yeah" Tomoe smiled slightly..
Chapter III: Invisible String