Chapter 19
Intermission 2
The Dragon Of Darkness
Author's Note: The creatures featured in this chapter are things from Japanese folklore, etc. I didn't just pick them out, we actually studied them in class. If I get some information wrong, I am sorry. But the Fatal Frame might just be a legend, so don't nag at me if you disagree with something.
Also, all the places we visit are real too, I just had to improvise on most of them. Feel free to do research on it. Sorry about the distances in traveling.
Yokohama Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan...
It was evening, and Chase and I arrived. To get to another destination, we had to pass through the Yokohama Cemetery in Yokohama, Japan.
OK, Milah. It's almost dark, and it's almost Halloween, the gate to the spirit world is weak, and chances are, total Hell might break lose. Don't lose control...just make sure you don't get killed. I though to myself, as I tried to keep my usual, calm self. Just try to remember every demon you learned about...ah, even the Katsura-Otoko...but maybe not Amazake-baba. And try not to get too scared and embarrass yourself in front of Chase.
We were waking through the grass and then following a road.
The sun was setting quickly, and it was getting darker and darker. Also, it was harder to see.
Plus...I felt the spirits coming.
Pat Pat Pat...step step step...I heard the likeness in the three of our footsteps...the third? A Betobeto-san. Betobeto-san are invisible spirits that follow you, also matching your footsteps.
The sky was now dark. I could almost feel the intensity of the gate breaking, and the spirits and demons flooding out.
"We are almost there to the cemetery..." Chase said. I blushed, absorbing the small comfort of his voice.
The spirits were coming out. I could tell, by seeing a Chochinobake. Its body made some light.
The scene...it seemed to..it didn't seem possible in life. It was so amazing and stunning...I felt so impure.
We now entered the cemetery...I saw a couple of orbs and a Nekomata.
Dragonflies flew around us. I looked to my right and saw some fish in a pond...that meant good luck, I think.
"Chase...where is our first destination?" I asked.
"Here...but it does not seem anyone is around here. After this is to Okinawa."
"Jeez...that's far away from here."
"Yes..but after that, we shall go to Tokyo...only the outskirts though. Also, enjoy the scenery...while it lasts."
...while it lasts...Those words rang through my head. Just like old times...
I closed my eyes for a second or two...I was getting tired.
Chase pulled me right next to him, his arm wrapped around me. "Stay awake."
I nodded.
Orbs were transforming into figures. The Nekomata stood tall and scary. Even a Rukorokubi was near.
After the walk through the cemetery, we headed off to Okinawa. Even though it was immensely far away, Chase had a way yo get us there quickly.
Okinawa, Japan...Camp Hansen, Gate #3
"Do you really think that this rebel will hang out here?" I asked. It was a WW2 base.
"I'm not for sure...it won't hurt to look." Chase replied with boredom.
The stars lit the sky, but barely.
Chase walked to the left while I stayed at the gate.
After Chase was far away, I heard steps behind me.
I turned around, and saw a man that looked as if he had returned from a war. He had blood all over his uniform.
"Um...hello?" I asked, ready to bail and run for Chase.
"Gotta light?" He asked. He held up a cigar..or cigarette, I couldn't tell.
"No, sorry. Stupid as I am, Chase might have one. I'll go check, wait here." I said. I turned around, and walked to Chase. "Chase, so you have a light?"
"No. Why?" Chase asked.
"Not a flashlight. Something to like a cigar with."
"W-What?"
"There's this guy who wants me to light up his cigar or cigarette."
Chase peered behind me. "I do not see anyone,my dear. Are you sure your not seeing illusions?"
I turned around. "That's odd...maybe he had to go." There was no one there. I walked back over there, and now searched for the man.
Suddenly, I felt a tap. It was the man!
"Sorry, sir. Maybe..." I pointed my finger up, and fire floated above it. "Here." I said, and lit it.
"Thank you, ma'am." He said...and disappeared right before my eyes.
"What the..." I said, then a chill ran up my spine.
I speed walked over to Chase. "Um...maybe we should go. I don't think he's here."
Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Outskirts, Forest Mostly...
Chase lead me through the trails.
I sometimes held his hand, because it felt like, no, we were being watched. And, the forest is scary at night.
I glanced to my right and though I saw red eyes staring through a bush. Come on, Milah! What are you doing? Show your courage...Act as if it is pretty, not scary. I thought to myself.
I looked ahead of us, and saw a shrine. I think it was the legendary Fatal Frame. "Is that where he might be?"
"Correct." Chase said, staring at the shrine.
Suddenly, a dark mist arose and shrouded us. This is definitely where the Dragon Of Darkness is. Who else can make a black mist arise?
I then heard something drop to the ground, a few meters in front of us.
A voice said, "What do you want? Why are you here?"
Chase did the talking. "Ah. I see you have the earning for evil...for darkness...for letting people know who you are and who's in control."
The voice was apparently shocked, and didn't say anything.
"I see it is true, then. How would you like to come with us? We guarantee you shall gain power and respect. And with you, we shall claim the world for 10,000 years of darkness."
10,000 years...I thought.
The voice stepped closer. I saw red eyes, but no other human features.
Back At Chase's Castle...
I stood on the roof of the castle, looking up at the stars. "Next time...I will be ready for whatever comes at me."
