Chapter 15: Empty:
Kuro Karatsu's POV:
"It's weird," I said.
"What is?"
"It's those dead bodies," I said, "I can't say their residual thoughts. But I can't feel that they are dead at all."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"They're empty," I said, "it seems like they got separated and blows away. And I know something's been eating them, but what?" We then saw someone on the road, and we had to pull over. I then stopped the car, and we exited the car and walked over to her.
"Isn't she...?"
...
We returned Risa Suzumori to the school.
"I'll call the Headmistress!"
"Call the police, too!"
"Yes, Ma'am!"
"Risa!"
"Risa!" These two girls came in.
"She's like the dead bodies," I said, "but without the bitemarks, but she's blown away. She's not that far. I'll talk to her."
"He's... a shaman! In other words, he can separate his spirit from his body."
I then placed my hand on her body, not in a creepy way.
"Help me..." I heard a voice. "Help me... Help me... Help me..."
Risa then started waking up.
"Risa," says one of the other girls.
"Help me... Help me..."
"Risa," says one of the girls, "where were you planning to go?"
"To where she is," says Risa, "she's calling me."
"She?"
"But I can't get near her," says Risa.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know," says Risa, "everyone can't get near her. She looks exactly like Prudence. She's... dead. Help me... Help me... Please help!"
"Risa, maybe you can answer this," says the other girl, "something's been eating the bodies, do you know what that is?"
"Mer... Mer..."
"Murderers?"
"Merma-" She then gets up. We had to hold her down. "Please free me from her curse! Help! Help! Please help me! Help me!" She then fell back to her coma.
"Was... she about to say... mermaids," asks one of the girls.
To Be Continued
In the next chapter, Michi and Prudence learn about the mermaids in the area.