Courage
No. 2 – Seto Kousuke
"I think that a "heart that rescues hearts" could be called "courage""
Even as Kuroha's hands tightened around his throat, Seto could on think of one thing. "Mary…"
Who knew it would turn out like this? Just a while ago, they were preparing to enter the Kagerou Daze. They wanted their loved ones back. But there, Konoha transformed. A snake came out of his stomach as the whole Dan watched in horror. Konoha's white hair turned into the colour of midnight, his clothes stained black, and his eyes turned redder than before. The red wasn't like the red that Ayano said was the colour of a hero. The red was the same as the red colour of fresh blood.
Everyone watched in horror as Kuroha dragged Hibiya away and flung him. Seto heard Momo call Hibiya's name. But it was too late. Out of nowhere, and truck appeared. "It's the end of the story. For you, that is." Kuroha's laughed. Blood splattered on the ground.
Kuroha took a pair of scissors out of thin air. "You're next." He ran towards Shintaro. "Onee-chan-!" That was the last words Shintaro heard as Kuroha stabbed Shintaro with the scissors. Shintaro fell to the floor, his phone still in his hand. The red that was in his eyes were gone, the red now all over the floor. Kuroha strolled over to Shintaro and picked up his phone. Ene was inside, banging the screen, the walls that restrained her. "Listen to me, Haruka! I l-" She never finished her sentence. Kuroha crushed the phone with one hand. "Don't call me that. My name is Kuroha. Haruka is long dead." Bits of metal littered the already red-stained ground. Blood started to flow out of the broken phone, from Kuroha's hand, onto the ground. But there was nothing Seto could do, the three members were already gone.
"What happened to courage?" A voice in his head said. "Courage." The voice repeated. "Courage." Seto whispered. He knew what he had to do. He had to protect the rest of the Dan. He had to protect the rest of his family, he had to protect Mary. Kuroha dropped the broken and bloody phone on the ground. He turned. The last 5 members of the Mekakushi Dan were lined up in front of him. Mary and Momo at the back, and the trio at the front. "I won't let you hurt the rest of the Mekakushi Dan." Kido said, looking at Kuroha. Her eyes glowed red, as did everyone else's. Kuroha only laughed back. "You can however," he took a step towards Kido. "die trying." A blade came out of nowhere and struck Kido Tsubomi in the chest. Kido's eyes were wide. She fell towards the ground, but Kano caught her. "Kido…" Kido's eyes glowed red for the last time." "KIDO!" Kano screamed. Tears flowed down his cheeks. "Ahh~ You're annoying. You're loud and noisy." There was a bang. Kano fell to the ground, Kido still in his arms. More and more red appeared.
Kuroha did a headtilt and stared at Seto and Momo. "You're that girls good friend, right? I'll make a show out of your killings." One moment he was there, the next moment he was not. Seto heard Kisaragi Momo scream. He turned. Kuroha held a blade to Momo's neck. "This girl, she wanted attention, didn't she?" He snapped his fingers. Chains rose from the ground, circling and trapping the idol. He raised the chains. Seto tried to read his mind, but it was full of insanity, he couldn't understand it. Momo dangled from the chains from her arms, "You will die with all eyes on you." He moved the blade up towards her arms. There was sickening scream and the sound of cutting. Once again, blood bloomed on the ground. Kuroha held Momo up again. Blood covered her arms. "Goodbye, idol-girl." Seto could on stare in horror. Kuroha dropped Momo, and she fell to the ground. Mary backed away from Kuroha and hid behind Seto. Seto was ready. He had to carry on the wishes of his dead friends. He would do anything to protect his last friend left. Never again, he decided, would he watch someone he loved die in front of him. Never again.
"I will protect you. No matter what."
I know people will be like, "But Ene is immortal!" Well, she is immortal as long as technology and electronics exist. And in the Kagerou Daze, there was none.
Hope you enjoyed reading!