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Rated M for future sexual content and language
"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
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~~~Chapter Twenty-Five~~~
~~~Previous~~~
Standing on the top of a cliff, Neuro gazes down to see clouds of smoke. Indeed, this place only has such effects…Do I still need some more time?
Back in Japan, the news is shown on a large screen. "The embassy announced the order for the Japanese to evacuate. The list of Japanese who are still inside the country is as follows…Katsuragi Haruka-san, Kakei Mio-san, Sasazuka Eishi-san, Ishigaki Jun-san, Godai Shinobu-san, Katsuragi Yako-san, Katsuragi Yuuki-san, Nougami Neuro-san."
It flashes to people who know them. Kanae and Higuchi look up at the screen; Yuka is with Ikeya, who is treating her like a table. They stop and look at the screen. In prison, it shows Aya, who also looks at the screen.
Back with Sasazuka and Godai, they have made it to the remains. Neuro is still gazing down. "Out of time…huh."
Sasazuka and Godai make it inside. One of Yako's clips is on the ground. Sasazuka picks it up. "Yako-chan. Yuuki-chan." Sasazuka clenches his fist around the hairclip before running through the hall, making it to the ritual-type room. He looks around, and his eyes widen when he sees Yako and Yuuki tied with a rope, feet dangling above the ground.
He runs over to Yako and Yuuki. "Are you alright, Yako-chan? Yuuki-chan?" Yako opens her eyes before there is a slashing sound. The ropes had been destroyed, and Sasazuka fell to the ground. Yuuki falls not far away and sits up. Sasazuka looks up to see Yako.
"What the heck, it's you, huh? Those interrupters should just go sleep first." Yako kicks him away before her face changes into Sai. "You finally came, right?" Sai states happily when he sees Neuro.
A cover falls off the pillar to show Yako tied to it. "Neuro!" Yako and Yuuki calls out. Yuuki stands up and makes it over to Yako.
"You've made it in time for my last dinner." Sai comments.
Neuro lands close to Sai. "If you want to eat someone over your limit, your stomach won't be able to handle it. You've prepared yourself, right?"
"Are you trying to say that it's over my limit to see your insides?" Sai questions with a scoff.
"Besides, it's really bad to do something like holding a hostage. If you want to challenge me, you should think of something more intelligent." Neuro states.
"I don't have much time left. It's alright to be arrogant. The more I want to kill you, I'll be able to go further from looking like a human." Sai's appearance changes. His feet split to show two feet on each side, so he has four feet. Long spikes poke out of his arm and out of his knuckles. "That is to say that my abilities are unlimited!"
Sai lunges at Neuro. Neuro dodges, but a strand of his hair is cut. Sai is quick to lunge at him two more times. Sai laughs as he lands on the other side of Neuro. "You're different from usual, huh? Indeed, you can't use anymore demon powers."
Neuro takes off his left glove and wipes the blood from his mouth. Sai begins to laugh hysterically. "Come get me...NOUGAMI NEURO!" Sai shouts.
"Neuro..." Yako trails off.
"If you die, I'll bring you back just to kill you again," Yuuki warns nonchalantly.
Neuro looks back at Yuuki briefly, smirks, and then jumps down to where Sai is standing. He lands on a trapped tile. Two statues move and throw spikes towards Neuro's back. He doesn't dodge, and it goes through his chest and sets him through the air. As he is hovering in the air, he coughs up a large amount of blood.
"NEURO!" Yako and Yuuki scream with tears in the corner of their eyes.
~~~To be Continued~~~
~~~Present~~~
~~~Yuuki's POV~~~
The spikes are embedded into the floor. Neuro is hanging off them with the spikes through his chest, blood dripping down to the floor via the spikes and Neuro's large wound. Blood is dripping from his mouth down his face past his eyes as cracks appear on his face.
"You've got to be kidding me, right, Neuro? NEURO!" Yako shouts in disbelief and shock.
"Neuro!" I shout, also in shock.
Sai walks towards Neuro's head and lifts his right hand. "Finally, the time to see your innards has come." The spikes coming out of his knuckles turn into a long knife, which he places against Neuro's neck. He lifts his arm in the air and is about to abruptly bring it down when he stops.
"WAIT!" Yako shouts, interrupting.
"Stop!" I shout at the same time.
"I won't wait! You should just stay silent and watch from there for today!" He goes to lower the knife.
"I'll tell you! Sai! You're mystery...We will...!" Yako calls out.
He lowers his arms and slowly turns to look at Yako and me. "My mystery, huh? Well, let's hear it then."
Yako narrows her eyes. White energy surrounds Yako. "The culprit is...YOU!"
"What? All of a sudden..." He looks confused and lifts his hand to look at the knife.
"You killed our father, Katsuragi Seiichi," I state with narrowed eyes.
Sai runs his finger across the blade, losing interest. "So? What does that have to do with my mystery?"
"Your motivation of murder was your existence itself," Yako adds.
He cuts his thumb and stares at it as blood wells up from the small wound. "What was that?"
"Remember the photos of the ruins that Professor Kamata showed us?" He doesn't say anything but places his thumb in his mouth. "You felt horrible at that time. And I also noticed about something. That looks shockingly similar to the study room where our chichue was murdered. When I saw these ruins, I felt even more confident in my reasoning. These ancient ruins look similar to our chichue's architectural style. I am sure that our chichue saw these ruins and received inspiration from them. If that was the case, then the Japanese architect from 20 years ago is, without a doubt, our Otou-san."
"What are you trying to say?" Sai questions.
"Didn't you approach our chichue to learn more about Seiren?" I point out.
"So? Why do I have to care so much about Seiren?" Sai queries.
"Don't you get it? You're looking for the real Seiren! Weren't you always chasing after that?" I add.
Yako closes her eyes in thought. "You changed your form to Seiren...That means you've seen Seiren before, right?" Yako now has her eyes opened. "Rarita saw the changed you and thought you were the witch from his childhood and clicked the shutter. So, your form at that time was undoubtedly Seiren. The only way that you could morph into Seiren, who hasn't appeared on any photos.. would be for you to see the real her twenty years ago."
Sai looks up at us. "Twenty years ago? Me? That seems like a far-fetched theory."
"Even you cannot morph into what you have not seen," I comment.
"As to be expected...I didn't notice." Sai turns and looks at Neuro. "If I think about it, it might be that way. So?"
"The baby that Seiren gave birth to...Isn't that you? You saw it, didn't you? The last of Seiren...The brutal murder of your own Hahaue." Yako continues.
I look at Sai to see he is shaking slightly and sweating. He must be remembering.
"If you remembered that scene, your horrid feeling would only be normal. It's definitely revenge. While chasing after your own roots, you were trying to achieve vengeance for your Hahaue." Yako finishes.
"That's a rather deep analysis you have. If that's true, do you think Seiren was really a witch?" Sai queries.
"I don't know...But, even if she was, I would not be surprised." Yako admits.
"It's normally passed via genes, so it is possible," I add softly.
"That's right...That logic. Even if it was random, I like it. That even explains why I am such a monster rather than a human. If I have the blood of a witch in me..."
"Sai..." Yako and I mutter as we share a look.
Sai scratches his head. "Something that I could never escape. The something that's like sadness. That reason, and everything explained. If I'm the child of a witch, me being created of hate makes sense!"
"Until now, you have been hiding as a police officer and erasing evidence against you. Hey, you kill our Otou-san, right?" Yako demands.
I hear a crack and look to see there is a small crack where Neuro is. Though Neuro hasn't moved, the blood has slowed.
"So, unless I show myself there is no evidence..." He lowers his hands and lifts his head. "If that's so, you cannot judge me!" He shouts at Yako.
"There's motivation for your murder. The hate you had on our Otou-san...A Hahaue and her child..." Yako continues.
"Silence!" Sai shouts. "I told you I forgot all of it! You would never understand what's happening inside me...I will not listen to your opinions. I want to see Neuro's innards. Don't get in the way."
Yako doesn't listen. "Aren't the thoughts of the Sai here and Phantom Thief Sai the same? All the Sai's you've been so far are still part of the Sai now! A sadist and an egotist...Violet, yet childish...Slightly kind to people who mind kinships...To me, Sai was that kind of person."
"True, but that's fine, isn't it." I point out with a chuckle.
"SHUT UP! I will cut open Neuro..." He lifts his arm. "IF I SEE IN HIM, I WILL SURELY KNOW!"
"STOP!" Yako and I shout.
A shot is fired, breaking the knife. Sasazuka is finally awake and is the one who fired the shot.
Sai looks at Sasazuka and lets out a scoff. "Everyone just wants to get in my way..."
"There's one more guy!" Godai yells. He is holding a large missile. "Don't forget about me so soon."
"Godai-san!/Godai!" Yako and I exclaim, surprised.
Sai jumps in the air as Godai releases the missile. It misses Sai and hits the pillar behind it. The pillar parts cover where Neuro is. Sasazuka walks up to Yako and me and helps Yako get free from the ropes before removing the rope around me.
"Godai-san! What are you doing?! Neuro's down there!" Yako scolds as she runs her sore wrists after being freed.
Godai scoffs. "That guy doesn't break that easily. Isn't that right?"
The smoke clears as I hear another crack. Through this crack, black energy breaks through. Yako and I look down for Neuro. "Neuro!" We both call out.
Yako looks down at her phone. I follow her gaze as she lifts her arm. Akane is now moving about. "What? Akane-chan, how did you?"
A rock is moved, and Sai stands up. "Quit joking with me, I don't have time for this crap."
Sasazuka moves next to Yako and points his gun down at Sai. "Stand still, Sai." Godai points the missile towards Sai again.
More rocks are pushed away, and more black energy emerges from the crack. Sai averts his gaze from us to where Neuro is. Neuro slowly stands up, and when he opens his eyes, they glow his usual green.
"Neuro!" Yako and I exclaim happily.
"Neuro?! How?" Sai questions.
"Shouki, to me, is the same as oxygen for humans." The Shouki is covering Neuro, and his eyes and glowing green still.
"Shouki?" Sai queries.
"Well, Phantom Thief Sai, from now on...It's time for you to be punished." Neuro states as he walks out of the Shouki and towards Sai.
Sai smirks. "It doesn't matter anymore. I'll just have to...KILL YOU!" Sai yells as he lunges at Neuro. Neuro easily blocks Sai's attack and flips him over his shoulder. Sai lands on his hands and feet and slows his descent. He lunges again, laughing hysterically. Neuro easily blocks or dodges his attacks.
Sai lands an attack on Neuro's chest, causing blood to splurge out of the wound slightly. Sai lunges again at the same time Neuro lifts his arm. This causes Sai to stab Neuro's arm. Sai uses the same arm to jump into the air. Sai looks down with a smirk at first until it disappears off his face, and his eyes widen.
Neuro's left hand glows green as he jumps toward Sai. "777 Tools of Demon World! Evil Lavender!" Neuro stabs Sai's stomach, and lavender flowers appear through his back. He coughs up blood. Neuro lets Sai go, and he falls to the ground. Neuro lands afterwards.
"Neuro!" I scold.
"Do not worry. I left the organs needed for basic life alone." Neuro comments.
Sai lifts his back off the ground, his right hand resting on his left side. He grits his teeth while his right eye is closed. "But...I managed to...seal your magic..." He reaches his hand out towards Neuro. He gasps and falls back onto his back, his legs in the other direction. "That's not fair, Neuro..."
"What's wrong? Stand, Sai. It looks like it's over." Neuro adds.
"I...Only when I thought about killing you...I could forget the uncertainty of my own composition...But.. there is no time already...Soon...my memories...Will fade away...This pain, you guys wouldn't understand...It's true Hell. Memories starting from zero, you guys wouldn't know..." Sai lets out a gasp.
Yako and I take a step forward. "Sai... "
"Neuro, tell me one thing...Was Seiren someone from Hell?" Sai questions.
"Probably not." Neuro denies.
Sai closes his eyes and begins laughing. "Hurry and destroy me! Neuro! I don't want to feel this pain again!" He starts screaming, his eyes wide open. "My brain...it's...being...torn apart!"
He stops screaming. "I remember now." Yako and I kneel next to Sai. Yako is at the side holding his arm while I sit behind him, his head resting on my chest. "I remembered it."
"What?" Yako queries.
"I...killed your Chichue..." He trails off.
"Our Otou-san, brother," I say softly,
Yako lets out a gasp. "Sai..." He starts screaming again. "Sai! Sai!" He closes his eyes and loses consciousness.
So, I was correct. He is our half-brother. He is family, no matter how messed up he is. But first, I need to sort out his memory problem.
I close my eyes and use my magic to heal the inside of his body and his brain. I make it so he remembers all of his memories and will always remember them instead of them being wipes like he has been going through. He shouldn't have any pain in his brain now.
I open my eyes to see the Rainbow energy surrounding Sai and slowly surrounding Yako, which turned to white energy.
"Yako-chan...Yuuki-chan..." Sasazuka starts before the ground starts shaking once more. The crack on the ground opens even more as red energy seeps out quickly.
"This isn't looking good!" Godai states.
"We've got to get out of here," Sasazuka adds.
"But Sai..." Yako trails off.
"Leave that guy!" Godai yells.
"No way!" Yako and I deny it without hesitation. The pillars start crumbling and crashing to the ground, causing Yako to scream.
"Hurry up!" Godai orders.
"Please! Being Sai along!" Yako pleads.
"The gate to Hell is about to open," Neuro states as he lifts his glowing left hand. "777 Tools of Demon World! EVIL AQUA!" The mouth opens, and we are taken inside its mouth. Yako, of course, lets out a scream.
When we open our eyes, we are outside, Sai still in my arms. Sasazuka slowly stands up. "What is this...?"
"This feels really bad..." Godai mutters.
"Is the gate of Hell really going to...?" Yako queries.
Neuro lands behind me. "At this rate, the overworld will be eaten by Hell...along with the many minds of humans that are the origins for mysteries."
"Neuro..." I mutter softly.
"It's not just here...It's like this phenomenon is happening all over the world!" Sasazuka warns from the car.
The radio is turned up as Godai leans against the car. "This phenomenon isn't just happening here...Reports are coming from America, Europe, and Asia as well. Thinking that this is a horrid omen...The world is now on its toes."
"Is this for real?" Godai questions.
"What can we do, Neuro?" Yako queries.
"With the power I have now...I will have to re-seal the gate of Hell." Neuro comments.
"Can you do such a thing?" Neuro looks down at her. "You've used quite a lot of magic up 'til now, right? To re-seal a door to Hell..."
"Who the hell do you think I am?" Neuro demands.
"Neuro..." Yako mutters.
"Aya's song..." Godai mutters.
We are silent and listen to part of Aya's song until Neuro breaks it. "I have no time to listen to laments. Now...It's time to destroy Phantom Thief Sai."
"If we leave him alive..." Godai starts. "We have no idea what he will do in the future! And bringing him back to Japan is-"
"Wait! Sai is...I will take Sai back. We will be by Sai's side!"
I nod my head. "We will."
Tears have fallen down Sai's face due to Aya's song. He must be lonely.
"What the hell are you saying?!" Godai demands.
"Yako-chan...Yuuki-chan…" Sasazuka trails off.
"Neuro, didn't you say...That being with humans brought you closer to being one? If that's so, maybe Sai..." Yako points out.
"Is that okay? He killed your chichue." Neuro points out.
"I know...But Sai is... " Yako trails off.
"He is our brother…he is family," I add softly.
"Do as you wish. I will never understand your feelings." Neuro admits.
I let go of Sai and walked towards Neuro. I lean upon my tiptoes and place a brief kiss on his lips before backing away and heading back to Sai, who snuggles into my chest, making my eyes soften. Neuro looks at me briefly before walking past us. "Neuro?"
"Listen, Yako, Yuuki. You...can understand human psychology better than anyone. And... The avarice to believe in yourself. Just as I desire the ultimate mystery..." Neuro states.
"Neuro?" We question.
Neuro turns to look at us. "That is the reason why I chose you."
"Chose us?" Yako repeats. "Neuro..."
Neuro's eyes glow before his true appearance appears. He spreads his wings and lunges into the air before returning to the ruins. Yako gets up and takes a few steps forward. "Neuro!" Akane-chan, who fell on the floor, drags herself forward and lifts herself.
A group of people is bowing on the ground. "Oh! It's God! God has come to save us!"
Yako and I share a smile before looking back towards the red light. Neuro's figure disappears inside the energy, and it slowly closes and disappears. The door to Hell was closed.
Earth went back to normal all around the world after that. We waited until the sun began to set, but Neuro didn't return. The next morning after, Sai also disappeared. He knows where to go when he needs to…He's our brother, after all.
The same day, Yako and I were reunited with our Kaa-san. "Oka-san!/Kaa-san!" We both yell when we see her. We run up to her, and the three of us hug tightly. Kaa-san didn't say anything; she stayed silent and just hugged us.
We quickly returned home, where our lives went back to normal, just Neuro wasn't in it. I change back into my usual outfit, a Celadon green and black princess dress with a light green coat. I met Yako and the office where Yako was packing the files away. I was cleaning Neuro's desk, Troy.
Yako suddenly looks behind her, confused, before she snaps out of it when Godai opens the office door. "Oh, you're here. I've had everything in place already."
"Ah, thank you." Yako thanked with a smile.
Godai looks around the office before lowering his head to watch Yako. "Everything's over, eh?"
Yako looks up surprised, before sending him a small smile.
"So long, I'm outta here." Godai comments.
Yako looks down until Godai opens the door. "Godai-san! Thanks for everything. Do take care of yourself."
"Do make sure you do," I order with a smile.
His eyes widen before he looks away. "Never call me again! Even if you have trouble..." He walks out and closes the door.
It isn't long before the door is opened again by a man who seems to be panicking. "Please save me!"
"Yes?" Yako questions confused.
He raises his hands in the air. "I'm going to be killed!"
"Um...well...The truth is..." Yako stutters.
A man appears and puts his hands on the other's shoulders. "Sensei! The due date is tonight! We will have to work hard!"
"PLEASE SAVE ME, DETECTIVE-SAN! I'M GOING TO BE KILLED! I'M GOING TO BE KILLED!" The man screams.
Yako pokes her head out the door. "What was that?"
"I have no idea," I admit.
I sense Neuro's presence just before he speaks. "The smells of a mystery." He grabs a hold of Yako's head. "A succulent and sweet...smell of mystery."
"It...hurts...Neuro!" Yako complains, though there are tears in her eyes.
"Yako, Yuuki, we're chasing...The Ultimate Mystery!" Neuro states from the ceiling, his eyes glowing green.
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