Well this is a little bit late, largely due to the fact that I had laser eye surgery on Friday, thus preventing me from really feeling like doing much on a computer for a bit. Still I feel much better now, and with my improved eyesight I was able to pump this next chapter out. I really like the way that this and the last chapter have come out so far. I seem to be getting my writing groove back, which was still a little shaky in the first two chapters, but I'm really looking forward to how the rest of this turns out, and for the next one.
The following characters in this novel are not mine, and they are owned by Square-Enix and Disney respectively. The only ones that are mine are: Ami, Rei, Mako, Yamato, and Ankoku.
With that said, I hope you guys enjoy chapter four!
Chapter 4: The Specter Returns
By now the temperature had dropped significantly on the island, as cool autumn breezes and perennial gray skies, had overtaken the once sunny, tropical, paradise. Kairi pulled her hooded jacket closer to her body as the wind picked up. Riku seemed unbothered by the changing weather, although it seemed to enhance his already darkened mood. Kairi and Naminé were growing concerned over Riku's increasingly depressive nature, but every time that they tried to talk to him about it, he would either change the subject, or grunt and walk off. They both had come to the conclusion that Sora's absence was the reason for this change in Riku, but Kairi wondered if there was something more. Naminé floated alongside the duo, decked out in traditional fall garb with a hoodie and blue jeans. The trio made their way through the town, which was quiet on this particular lazy Sunday afternoon. The stores were all decked out in orange and black, with various carved pumpkins peering out at them through the windows.
"So Riku…did you decide on whether or not you are coming to the big Halloween party tonight?" Naminé asked her silver haired friend.
Riku looked off into the distance, but gave no answer. Naminé stared at him with a small amount of confusion. Kairi shared that same look, as they waited for a response from their friend. Riku said nothing, and continued to walk on back towards the cluster of homes that made up their neighborhood.
"I take it that means you aren't going…" Kairi said, with a hint of disappointment in her voice.
Riku looked at her with an apologetic stare.
"Sorry Kai…I have to work tonight at the drug store…and I won't get off until late…" He said.
"That's too bad…" Naminé said, equally bummed.
Riku looked at the two drooping faces and forced a half-hearted smile. "Hey come on guys…don't feel bad on my account…you two will have a blast! Tidus and Selphie will be there!" Riku stated.
"Yeah…I guess you're right…" Kairi said, forcing a smile of her own.
"Well, I have to go and get ready for work, but I will see you two later; and have fun tonight!" Riku said as he ran off towards his house.
The two girls waved goodbye to their departing friend. They then made their way back towards their home, and discussed about the night that lay ahead of them.
Later that night…
The sun was slowly setting on the island, and all the ghouls and goblins were ready to emerge into the chilly moonlit night. Joining them in their masquerade were countless witches, vampires, and other assorted monsters. The school was decked out for Halloween, and the exterior of the building was covered with various decorations. Students were dressed up in various costumes, and piling into the school. A group of four made the trek up the hill and towards the schoolhouse. Tidus and Selphie led the way as Naminé and Kairi brought up the rear. Tidus and Selphie had decided to go as a tandem and were dressed up as a mad doctor and his psycho nurse. Naminé had decided on a fairy costume, which consisted of a ruffle-trimmed, white, spaghetti strap top with a light green hue. It tied up in the middle with a pearl encrusted bow. She wore a matching mint green and gold skirt that looked like the petals on a flower. Her blonde hair was done up with a white ribbon, and she wore a pair of dragonfly style wings, and she was doused with glitter. Not too shabby for someone who by all rights shouldn't have been able to obtain the materials for the costume.
Kairi on the other hand had opted for a celestial witch costume. She wore a black velvet gown that cut off at the arms with shoulder straps. Replacing the dark velvet were sheer sleeves with printed crescent moons on them. The prints also ran down the breast plate of the dress, and split apart, running down the sides of the dress. It fit her hips well, giving her more of a curvy figure, as opposed to the other bulky witch costumes that she had seen walking around. She wore a matching witch hat and dark make up and lipstick for a more sinister feel to the costume. Her auburn hair was left down, and she was easily the best looking witch at the dance. She was delighted with the costume, and so thankful that her mother had been able to whip it out so quickly. Selphie turned around and smiled at her two friends.
"You two look awesome!" She gushed.
Kairi and Naminé both wore ear to ear grins. It felt great to actually be out for once. The past month had been nothing but school and training. Other than training and walking to school, they didn't see Riku at all. He was constantly out of the house, and his parents usually had no idea of where he went. Tidus and Selphie were constantly busy with various school related organizations. Tidus was also looking into various Blitzball organizations that were actively recruiting him following his graduation. Selphie was still serving as class president and homecoming queen. All in all, everyone was too busy for Kairi and Naminé. This was not new to them however, as Tidus and Selphie had been dealing with outside influences for well over a year now. Riku had always been sketchy, sometimes there and sometimes not. However, with the absence of Sora and Roxas this lack of friends around them had become more enhanced than it had previously been.
They made their way into the school, and navigated the hallways to find the gymnasium that was transformed into a dance hall. The gym was crowded and dark, with several spotlights and some orange strobe lights added. There were orange and black streamers strewn about in various crossing patterns, and various skeletons, spiders, and bats hung from the ceiling. There was a deejay at the front of the room, with four enormous speakers around him. The group also noticed several of their teachers were there acting as chaperones, and each were dressed up in their own unique costume. Almost immediately as they entered the party, Tidus and Selphie were dragged off by a various group of their friends, leaving Kairi and Naminé alone. Within a few minutes the duo was back, with token apologies as well.
"Sorry! We just had to say hi to all of them!" Selphie said with a kind smile.
However this would become a trend throughout the rest of the evening. Frequently Tidus and Selphie would have to go and see other people that they knew, or teachers that wanted to say hello as well. Several teachers had come over to Kairi and Naminé, but all they seemingly desired to talk about was the events of the past, and some of the political ramifications of King Mickey's World Council and the improved Heartless Warning System. Kairi would be asked her thoughts on it, but she really didn't care; she would stammer quietly until the teachers would walk away. After the 5th instance of this and the 8th instance of Tidus and Selphie abandoning them, Kairi was about ready to leave the party.
"Maybe we should go Naminé…" Kairi said silently.
Naminé could see that her friend was not having the time of her life at this party, but she wanted Kairi to actually get out and do something for once. All this training and cooping up inside to do schoolwork had caused her to become more and more distant from everyone save Riku, and even then it was a depression filled evening with those two. Kairi needed to get out and do stuff, for her own health.
"Nah! Let's go dance!" Naminé said as she floated over to the dance floor.
Kairi was a little reluctant, not really sure if she wanted to be out there. This was definitely a far cry from the girl that had once dragged Sora out to the dance floor when they were twelve. Tidus and Selphie soon came back over to where Kairi was standing.
"Sorry…Kai…" Tidus apologized before noticing that one of the group was missing. "Hey where did Naminé go?"
Kairi pointed out to the dance floor to Naminé who was dancing alone. Selphie looked at Tidus, who shared the look. They both grabbed Kairi and started walking her towards the dance floor.
"Stop!" Kairi cried out. "What are you guys doing?" Kairi stammered out.
"Naminé has the right idea…you need to loosen up…" Selphie stated.
"Don't worry…we'll be right there with you." Tidus said reassuring her.
They made their way to where Naminé was already dancing, and joined in. Kairi was hesitant at first, but at the prodding of her friends, slowly began to warm up to the idea. Before long she was laughing and having a great time with her friends. She was participating in the group dances.
"This is awesome!" Kairi exclaimed to her friends. "I love Thriller!"
It was a great time, and they danced for quite awhile. Kairi was having such a good time that she didn't even notice that Tidus and Selphie had stepped off to take a quick breather. Kairi was still dancing, not really paying attention where she was going, and accidentally bumped into someone.
"Oh!" She exclaimed. "I'm sorry!" She said to the person with their back turned.
"You had better be!" The person roared back.
Kairi recognized the voice, and once the man turned around she realized that she had just bumped into the last person that she wanted to see at this moment…Mako. Within seconds Ami and Rei were by his side. Mako was dressed up as some type of post-apocalyptic cyber punk, which was a similar costume of the twins. They had also changed their hair as Rei was now all black, and Ami was dyed orange. They all grinned at Kairi who was stunned to see the trio that had wronged her a few weeks ago.
"Well…well…well…if it isn't the little bitch that got Johnny Law on our butts…" Mako said with a sneer.
"The nerve that she has to even show up here…" Rei added.
Ami and Rei clenched their fists, ready to do some damage to Kairi. However, unlike two weeks ago, Kairi didn't flinch or back down. She had been training non-stop for just such an incident like this. Ami noticed this and snickered at Kairi.
"Ooh looks like someone has their big girl pants on!" Ami said.
She walked right up to Kairi and looked her over. She then got nose to nose with Kairi, her breath felt hot on Kairi's nose.
"What are you gonna do huh? Your silver haired friend ain't here to save you…and neither is that dumb ass Sora!" She said, seemingly baiting Kairi to take a swing at her.
When Kairi made no move, Ami merely snickered and turned away. However it turned out to be a feint as she quickly spun back around and grabbed Kairi's dress and ripped a piece it off. She took the piece of tattered clothing and tossed it back in Kairi's face. Kairi looked down, and saw that a bit of her bra was showing again. Rei saw this and snickered.
"Now that's a familiar sight!" She stated, drawing laughter from her friends.
Kairi looked back up at the trio, a fire in her eyes. She was prepared to teach these creeps a lesson that they wouldn't soon forget. She crouched down, taking the same fighting stance that she had taken many times before when she had sparred with Riku. This caused an absolute laughing riot amongst the trio, as they hooted and hollered at Kairi's fighting stance. This caused more than a few students to look over and see what was going on. Within seconds a small circle had formed around them. Naminé meanwhile was floating away looking for some chaperone, Tidus, or anyone that might be able to help. Ami and Rei wiped away tears and walked right up to her.
"You wanna play little girl? Fine by us!" Ami said, as the orange-haired twin charged at Kairi.
This time Kairi was ready for her. She leapt over her, catching Ami completely off guard, and delivered a square kick in the back; sending Ami sprawling across the gym floor. Ami skidded until she crashed into one of the refreshment tables. Kairi regained her stance and turned her attention now to the shocked Rei and Mako. Rei shook off the shock and lunged at Kairi as well. She launched a barrage of strikes, all which were countered by Kairi, and turned into a barrage of her own. Kairi launched several strikes with her forearms and knees, delivering a high knee to the chin or Rei. Rei staggered around, but Kairi quickly put her down with a throw, that had her aggressor down on the floor clutching her jaw. She stared down at her fallen opponent and looked up at the crowd that had gathered around them. She recognized Naminé, Tidus, and Selphie and a few teachers, who were actually seemingly more interested in seeing Mako and his gang getting their just desserts, then step in. She saw some of them stare at something behind her, with shocked expressions. Kairi quickly whirled around and saw Mako lunging at her with a knife. He raised the knife up and brought it down towards Kairi's face. Naminé let out a scream and covered her eyes.
She waited for the bloodcurdling scream that was soon to emerge from Kairi's lips, but it never came. She looked up slowly and saw Kairi standing there, with Mako out cold on the ground. A trickle of blood emerged from Mako's forehead. In Kairi's right hand was her Keyblade, the Angel's Wing. The blade had a heart-shaped bottom, which stretched out into three curved blades that looked like angel wings, hence the reason that Kairi gave it that name. The entire Keyblade was a light pink color, with the exception of the blades, which were a pure white. Kairi panted a bit, and then straightened up out of her stance. She looked down at the carnage, and recalled her Keyblade. She then looked up at the several hundred people that were gawking at her. Even the teachers were stunned by what they saw. Kairi began to feel very uneasy about all the looks that she was getting. Soon the whispers began to start, and a small tear formed in Kairi's eye. She quickly darted off, tearing through the crowd heading for the exit. Kairi ignored the calls of her friends and some of the teachers as she darted out the school and down the dirt path. Rather than head back home, she opted to take a left towards the bridge that led to the island.
She raced on the beach, which was abandoned in the cold October night. She could hear the faint sounds of police cars that were probably pulling up to the school right now to find out what was going on. Kairi ignored all of this as she had one goal in mind. She kicked up sand as she went, until she arrived at the spot that she wanted to be at. She slowed down to a stop as she came upon the now cleaned up monument that was dedicated to Sora. She slowly walked up to the monument and knelt down in front it. The monument depicted Sora with his Keyblade in one hand and his trademark smile adorned across his face. She looked up into the statues face, and all her feelings and emotions came flooding out. She cried and cried, wishing and praying that she could just feel his touch one more time, that somehow he would emerge from the shadows and wrap her in a big hug. But no such thing happened, and so she sat there, gazing at the monument as the waves crashed down on the dark sandy shore.
Back in the realm of darkness:
The gang had landed into a new area, which was covered with a heavy under brush that made it very difficult to see anything beyond what was right in front of their face. Sora looked around, particularly at one specific section of the area. A smirk formed on his face, as if he had discovered something.
"Well…this is a familiar place…" Sora said, as he began walking towards the area that he was looking at.
Sora whipped out his Keyblade, and began a slow process of hacking his way through the various plants and trees that were in his way. Yamato brought forth his Keyblade and began to assist Sora in his endeavor. Roxas watched on, but was puzzled by his friend's statement.
"What are you talking about?" Roxas queried; "How can you even tell where we are? This area is so dense with plant life that I can't see twenty yards ahead of me!"
Sora continued to hack through the plants. "Think about it Roxas…where have we been that has had this much plant life?" He said as he chopped a huge branch to pieces with one swing.
Roxas thought about the statement carefully. "Some type of forest?"
Sora hacked off another huge branch, and then turned towards his friend. He had a grin on his face.
"You're close!" He said as he pointed to the area that he had been cutting away through.
Roxas stared through the cleared pathway, and saw a large waterfall that was running off a cliff. The waterfall ended up in a small river that flowed down into another waterfall off another cliff. Upon seeing that Roxas immediately knew where they were.
"This is the Deep Jungle!" Roxas cried out.
"Or at least…the dark side of it…" Sora stated correctly.
"Yeah…I don't think I'm ever going to forget that waterfall…" Roxas said, remembering the dive that Sora had taken to elude the possessed Riku.
"Well…now that we at least know where we are..." Yamato began. "Do you boys have any idea where the access point might be?" Yamato asked.
"Hmm…I guess the campsite could have it…" Sora suggested.
Roxas nodded in agreement. Yamato then recalled his blade and slapped Sora on the back.
"Well then…lead away Sora!" He exclaimed.
The three of them made their way along the river bank, towards the deeper parts of the jungle. They made their way down several cliffs, and ended up spying the tree house where Sora had crash-landed about four years ago.
"The encampment should be near by!" Sora said, as they pressed on further.
After a few more minutes of walking and cutting away some more plants, they stumbled onto a large campsite.
"Here we are!" Roxas exclaimed.
The campsite had grown quite a bit over the years, as the expeditions had grown much larger. There were now many different tents, and they had taken up a far greater area then they once did. Professor Porter's campsite was off closer to where the gorillas lived, but he still would do most of his work down in the main camp area. However, this particular camp was empty, with no sign of human life. Sora and Roxas remembered how this place had typically been bustling with activity, and it was depressing to see it this way. Yamato caught the expressions of the two young warriors and quickly tried to get them back on the right track.
"That access point is probably around here somewhere…perhaps we should split up as a way to cover more ground?" He suggested.
Sora and Roxas nodded in agreement and took off for different parts of the camp. They searched the camps for a good twenty minutes, but so far nothing had turned up. Most of the huts were bare, and the ones that weren't only contained a leaf or something similar. Sora emerged from a hut close to the bamboo thicket and let out a sigh of disappointment.
"Man…where could that thing be?" He moaned to himself.
Suddenly out of the corner of his eye he saw a shape dart across the area. He quickly turned his attention to it, and drew his blade. His eyes darted back and forth but spotted nothing. Suddenly he saw something out of the corner of his eye again. He whirled around, but there was nothing there. He then heard a thud behind him, and spun around. What he saw made him nearly drop his Keyblade. There stood a boy that looked to be about his age. He was knelt down on the ground, but through the moonlight Sora could make out the young man's long silver hair.
"Riku? Is that you?" Sora asked with bewilderment.
He recalled his Keyblade and slowly walked towards the figure. The figure did nothing and said nothing. Sora began to notice that the figure was breathing heavily. Sora got to within a few yards of the figure; when all of a sudden the figure stood up and stared at Sora. The face was Riku's but his eyes were a deep red, and his teeth appeared to be sharp like fangs. This sight caused Sora to take a step back.
"You…you're not Riku!!" Sora cried, and quickly called back his blade.
The fake Riku pounced, and Sora was just able to get his Keyblade up and block the attack. Riku took a swipe at Sora, but Sora dodged it and countered with a horizontal slice of his own. Riku evaded it and then bounded off towards the bamboo thicket. Sora raced off after him, with his blade at the ready. Sora entered the thicket but found it to be very quiet. The giant area was completely empty, but as Sora made his way slowly towards the middle of the area, he noticed something shimmering on the mound that sat in the middle of the area. Cautiously, Sora approached the mound, ready for an attack from Riku. As he grew closer the object seemed to grow bigger and wider. It seemed to be taking the form of a human shape. Sora continued to watch it, while periodically looking around to see if the fake Riku was nearby. Finally the object began to glow, and Sora was able to make out what the shape was. When he realized what he was looking at, his jaw hit the floor. There was a girl before him; and the auburn hair and blue eyes were a dead give away…it was Kairi.
She was crying…and her clothing was ripped. She appeared to be crying out for him, but no voice came out. Her make-up seemed to be running and she was clutching a statue of some sort. Sora watched with disbelief as this scene seemed to carry on. Suddenly the vision began to fade away.
"No!!" Sora cried out as he rushed up to her.
As he did that he heard a growl behind him. He quickly turned around just in time to see the fake Riku flying at him ready to strike. Sora quickly rolled out of the way, and got back to his feet just in time to block another offensive strike by the fake Riku. Sora quickly blocked that attack, and gave a counter strike that knocked the beast back. Sora then used this opportunity to quickly launch a strike of his own, and was able to land a glancing blow on Riku's left shoulder. Riku let out a loud shriek, and jumped back. Sora refused to let up though, and quickly followed up with an aerial strike. Sora jumped high into the air and then brought his Keyblade down hard, connecting with the creature's spine. There was another scream, and black ooze began to seep out of the creature's wound. Sora pulled out the blade and watched the creature slowly melt into a puddle of ooze, and then finally vanishing in a cloud of smoke.
Sora recalled his blade and quickly turned back towards the vision, but there was no trace of it. While he was busy fighting off that demon, the image had vanished into thin air. Sora looked around for any sign of Kairi but there wasn't any.
"KAIRI!!" Sora cried out as he raced around the area looking for any sign of her, or the object that had shown him the vision.
He heard some footsteps behind him, and quickly whirled around with the blade ready, in case there was another attack. When he saw that it was just Yamato he lowered his blade and began looking for the vision. Yamato watched Sora with a concerned look, and Roxas floated up next to him.
"I heard a yell…what's going on?" Roxas asked.
Yamato pointed over to Sora, who was still frantically screaming out loud for Kairi. Roxas watched in confusion before finally floating over towards his friend, with Yamato bringing up the rear.
"Sora…calm down!!" Roxas said, racing up to him. "What are you yelling about!?" Roxas asked his wild-eyed friend.
Sora was still glancing around for Kairi, paying little to no attention to the fact that Yamato and Roxas were screaming at him. He continued to search, until finally Yamato had enough, and forcefully grabbed Sora by the shoulders.
"Calm down!" Yamato urged.
"What's gotten into you Sora?" Roxas asked with concern.
"Kairi! I saw her! She was in trouble!" Sora said quickly.
Yamato sighed and let go of the young Keyblade master.
"I told you boys that the darkness will play tricks on you…it wasn't real." Yamato stated.
"But she was here!" Sora screamed at him, causing Yamato to grab a hold of him yet again.
Roxas watched Yamato restrain Sora, but his thoughts immediately turned to what he had seen while he was in Beast's castle.
"What if it's not a trick?" Roxas asked. "What if it is a sign?"
Yamato looked at Roxas.
"I would doubt that very much…there is no possible way that we have any connection to the outside world…I would have seen something by now if they could." He said.
By now Sora had calmed down and was listening to the conversation rather intently.
But Kairi and Sora have a very special connection much like I do with Naminé… maybe that is what is causing these visions…" Roxas countered.
"She was crying…and her clothing was ripped…" Sora said entering the conversation. "What if she's in trouble?"
Yamato shook his head.
"Sora…Roxas… you shouldn't worry about it. Kairi and Naminé are probably both fine. I've seen visions of my wife many times. They are always the same…I would always see my beloved in some sort of pain or speaking ill of me. It's not real…" Yamato explained.
"But when I saw Naminé…she led me to an access point…and she was happy and giggling!" Roxas said.
This caught Yamato by surprise. He thought about that as if he was racking his brain to find an answer for it.
"Hmmm… that is strange, and something that I haven't seen…" Yamato said.
He looked up at Roxas who seemed to have a feeling of triumph in his stance. Yamato quickly waved it off however.
"While that is indeed strange, I still wouldn't put too much faith into it…in this place it is best to push everything that you see out of your mind. You can't trust your perception at all in this place…" Yamato warned.
Roxas looked for a counter, but reluctantly nodded. Sora meanwhile still stared down at the ground.
"Kairi…please be okay…"
Yamato bent down next to the young warrior, and gently put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry son…just keep your head down and your eyes forward on the goal…you'll be home before you know it…besides…moping around isn't helping you or Kairi for that matter." He told the young Keyblade master.
Sora looked up at Yamato, and then back down at the ground. Yamato sighed and looked at the young man.
"Sora…when we first started out on this journey; I warned you that you would see things and face things that would challenge you, and that you needed to be ready to face them. So far you have done an exemplary job, but you need to focus on the task at hand. If you can accomplish that…then we might be able to leave this place and then you can see Kairi." Yamato stated.
Sora thought about these words, and looked up into the face of Yamato. Yamato stared back at his with a warm, almost sage-like smile on his face. Sora was able to force a smile and nod to show that he understood what this journey would take. Sora slowly got back up to his feet and stared at Yamato.
You're right…it won't do me any good to cry about it…we need to move on and find the access point!" Sora said, with a hint of vigor and courage returning to his voice.
Yamato beamed with pride at Sora and patted him on the back.
"That's the spirit my lad!" Yamato said with a grin.
"Um…guys?" Roxas said, suddenly butting into the conversation. His voice was one of concern, which seemed to suck the happiness right out of the air. "You might want to take a look at this…"
Sora and Yamato turned towards Roxas and saw what he was pointing at. Hordes upon hordes of heartless had blocked off the area that led back towards the encampment. Sora quickly turned around to see if the other exit had been blocked off; and was dismayed to find that it had. There were more heartless than they had seen at any other time in their short travels. Hundreds of soldiers and shadows were appearing in droves, joined with several fat bodies and a new entity in the invisibles. Slowly but surely they were surrounding the trio. Sora quickly drew the Oathkeeper and Yamato drew his own Keyblade. They began to attack the various hordes, doing a fair bit of damage to their ranks. However, after twenty minutes of fighting, they had to pull back and gasp for air. Sora wiped sweat from his forehead.
"These heartless are a lot stronger…and it doesn't seem that we are making much progress." He stated.
"That's because for every one you kill it seems like three more appear to take its place." Roxas observed.
"These are like no heartless I've ever faced…" Sora stated.
"Where could all these beasts have come from?" Yamato wondered aloud.
"I believe I can provide that answer…" A voice rang out from high above them; cutting right through their conversation.
Sora and Roxas recognized the voice right off the bat, and it sent a chill down their spine. They lifted their heads skywards towards the origin of the voice. They could make out a figure with the help of the moon, floating in air. The figure appeared to be a man with long wavy hair. The figure began to draw closer to the trio, and as he did, they were able to make out more of his features; and as each one became visible, the pit in Sora and Roxas's stomach seemed to grow deeper. The shoulder length silver hair that fanned out at the bottom with red tips; the two distinguishable scars over his right eye and along his left jawbone; the silver cloak that adorned his body, all of these features identified him as the man that both Roxas and Sora had believed to be dead. They stared in horror as this ghost from their past gazed back at them with a sinister look in his eyes. Yamato watched this figure with curiosity and awe before finally breaking the silence.
"Who…or what…are you?" He asked the specter that floated before them.
The ghost stared down at him with a surprised look on his face.
"My deepest apologies old man…" The figure said with a low voice. "I hadn't expected to find anyone else here…other then my two dear friends here." The man said, gesturing towards Sora and Roxas, whose faces were as white as ghosts.
This seemed to give the figure a small amount of pleasure, and the sick grin on his face seemed to show it. He then turned his attention back to Yamato, who was still waiting for an answer.
"Allow me to introduce myself…" He said as he twisted his face into a sick smile.
"My name is Ankoku…and I will be your executioner!"
End of Chapter 4
Dun Dun Dun!! Did I ever tell you guys that I love cliff-hangers? I hope this will encourage more people to read the next chapters. Expect Chapter five sometime in the next two weeks. As for now…See ya!