Chapter 37: Warfare

Everyone was still panicking because of the blackout, so Connor lit a lantern. "Is that better?" Everyone nodded. "Good. Now, listen up; this outage isn't a coincidence—it's definitely something that demons would do at times of war. Believe me, I know from experience. But that doesn't mean we should lose our heads! So get a grip on yourselves!"

Masaki, "So, how do we get rid of them?"

"They have some similar weaknesses to shiki. However, they're far more durable, and more resilient to pain; rather, it seems to please them. They're also far more varied; lesser ones can easily be warded off by holy items, but the stronger ones, like Nightmare, require far more drastic measures. As you saw, Nightmare was able to enter the shrine with no fear. Therefore, I recommend finding a blade or something."

Yamairi:

Tohru went to see how Ritsuko was holding up—the day before, Tatsumi had captured Yasuyo to feed her to Ritsuko—but was disappointed to see that she had collapsed, because she didn't even try to suck Yasuyo's blood.

Ritsuko, "Ugh"

Yasuyo heard her, but couldn't see her. "Hey...I can't see who you are, but...judging by that tortured voice, could it be you, Ritsuko?" She approached the starving shiki, and also saw the silhouette of Tohru. "Are you ok?"

"Like hell she can be ok. She's not sucking blood, so She's suffering from gut-wrenching hunger."

This shocked Yasuyo beyond belief. "Blood?! It can't be!" She reached her hand to her former colleague, "Ritsuko..."

The latter snapped at her. "Yasuyo, don't touch me! I'm begging you to stay away from me!"

In shock, Yasuyo quickly moved back to the corner of the cell.

"I don't want to attack you...If I do I'll hate myself...Tohru...I absolutely cannot fall into hating myself for this like you did. As a nurse, I always strived to help people. I took pride in what I did..."

Tohru started violently shaking the cage bars, and yelling, "Attack her! You're feeling hellish hunger right now, aren't you?! Then attack her!" He couldn't hold back his feelings any longer, as tears started pouring out of his eyes. "If you don't, then I will! And I'll kill her before your very eyes! And I'll make you tearfully beg me to finish this woman off quickly!" He stopped, and slid to the floor. "I wish I just died...I want to kill myself...It would've been so much easier, if I could just hate myself just because of these thoughts..."

Kanemasa:

Tatsumi walked into where Seishin was, after telling Seishirou that the villagers killed Chizuru(which was what they believed), and seeing Atsushi marching into the Ozaki Clinic. "You haven't eaten."

"Tatsumi...Where's Toshio?"

"Worried, are you? I don't have anything to tell about him yet. Soon the sun will rise. Can I ask you to take care of Sunako?"

"Me?"

"Sunako falls into a deep sleep at dawn. She cannot be awakened until darkness falls again. The mansion is already surrounded by villagers. When the sun rise, they'll probably break through the walls. I want you to hide with Sunako in the cellars. I must leave."

Seishin was weakening because of Sunako sucking his blood. "I..."

"I'm not asking you to influence the villagers. Just make sure nothing untoward happens to Sunako. Keep her out of danger, if you can."

"I think I can promise you that. I'm not sure if I can physically handle it, though."

"I'll set up an IV drip for you. That should improve things."

"Thank you."

Tatsumi was surprised for a moment. "You're a strange one."

"I suppose I am."

"I have one more favor to ask."

"What is it?"

"A Jinrou can't manifest his true power without drinking blood."

With a smile on his face, Seishin pulled up his sleeve. "Go ahead."

Base:

Ookawa approached Ozaki. "Doctor, it's nearly dawn."

"All right. Let's get started."

All around the village, people were smashing windows to find out where shiki were hiding.

Connor, "Uh, don't you think this is a bit barbaric?!" He had to raise his voice over the yelling men.

Ozaki, "Yeah, it seems like it!"

They went into Kanemasa; the room where Seishin was in at one point.

Ookawa, "No one here, either..."

Then, Ookawa smashed the window in the room with a giant wooden hammer, much to Ozaki's shock. "Ookawa!"

Connor, "What do you think you're doing?!"

"If we do this, even if they somehow flee here, they won't be able to use it!"

Then, gunshots downstairs.

Connor, "Ozaki!"

"We'd better check it out!"

It was a massacre to say the least—and the one responsible was the man in the center of the room, Cervantes de Leon. "Ah, the Junior Doctor!"

"So, you're Cervantes, aren't you?"

"The one and only." The pirate gave a sadistic smile while pointing his gun sword at Ozaki and Connor.

Connor, "This man is extremely dangerous! He's a skilled swordsman, and a sharpshooter at the same time! Plus, he's also an undead entity, like a shiki; only, without the weakness to sunlight."

"Well..." Cervantes lifted his weapon away. "This has certainly been fun, but I have some more important things to attend to. So, Adios!" The buccaneer burst into flames and disappeared.

Nightmare's Lair:

Abyss dragged Yuki out of her cage, and chained her to the same place that Satoko was when she was raped as an example to Chizuru. Obviously, Yuki was subject to the same fate, as an example to Motoko Maeda, whose children were amongst the captives. "Now, watch closely, and let it burn onto your memory!"

A Lizardman approached Yuki from behind, tore off all her clothes, and began raping her. "AAAAAAAHHHH! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Yeah, another rape scene; at the end this time. Satoko and Yuki are alive, but they've obviously had their pride torn from them. Not to mention, Cervantes appears again.

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