Full summary: A male Japanese teenager met his gruesome end at the hands of a malevolent vampire in Egypt, 1989. A female Japanese teenager has her life snuffed out by a truck she didn't coming in Japan, 2008. Both are killed so young and it should have stayed that way as per the nature of life and death... but one man begs to differ. Against fate itself, they are revived alongside twelve others so they can save Saga Prefecture in 2018. How? By becoming idol singers protected by bodyguards! How will their second life unfold as supernatural forces clash against their lofty yet insane goal?
Okay. Let's do things differently this time. Like, so different. Well, for the most part or some, but yeah, I'm restarting my old, cancelled main fic over to give it a breath of fresh air after I didn't like how the old version turned out. The old one is still and shall remain posted for the foreseeable future. Just a reminder of how I got into writing it and share my work. As much I have to start over again while it's nowhere near completion, I think this is the right move so I can manage the overhauled story better and more consistently.
I'll try adding chapters in short intervals twice and weekly, unless I hit a road block. Without further ado, I welcome you to... the revamped and definitive version of Living Things.
January 16, 1989
"NOW! DIEEE! TWENTY-METER RADIUS! EMERALD SPLASH!"
Furiously shouted Noriaki Kakyoin as the twenty-meter radius web created from Hierophant Green's untangled tentacles fired as many emeralds toward DIO as he could. These emeralds surround DIO from every direction so even if he tries deflecting some of them, he has no avenue of escape. But killing the vampire for good measure is not the only reason why he set up this trap – it's to discover how DIO's mysterious Stand works. Having both objectives met would be beneficial not only to him and his four remaining friends, but to the world at large.
Alright! Here it comes!
With vigilant eyes, Kakyoin watches in determined silence as he hears DIO calling out his Stand, and said Stand, dubbed The World, manifested. The emeralds are just an inch away from hitting them, but something unexpected happened – all emeralds shattered at once and Kakyoin only has a second to gasp in surprise before he's suddenly blown away across the air at high speeds with a big hole on his torso spewing out blood. He then crashed against a water tank so hard it dented it, causing water to spill out.
Shock initially overcame Kakyoin, who's processing what had happened until the excruciating injury on his waist probably caused by DIO somehow snap him back to reality. I-I don't understand. What just happened? Did he… really hit me? He soon finds he couldn't move his body due to the fatal injury. He can still move one eye so he looks up to see the twenty-meter web was severed all at once, and a clock tower.
It's 5:15, which means it's midnight back in Japan. I wonder how mom and dad are doing right now. Knowing them, I'm sure they're sound asleep. …I'm sorry for worrying you.
As much as he regrets leaving his home without telling his parents, and they'll outlive their son soon, his thoughts changed over the most important matter – how did DIO get a drop on him? He noted he broke through the web and emeralds so easily that it must had happened instantaneously. It's flat-out impossible if you aren't fast.
How did he destroy them all without the slightest delay in time? Time… Time… Time… The time…!
But by a stroke of luck, Kakyoin managed to figure out how DIO destroyed the web at once, and The World's secret ability. Aware of his dwindling strength, he must warn Joseph Joestar about his discovery, who's currently facing DIO with seething teeth above the roof on another building. He has to. He must… convey his last message in spite of his unmoving body. Though puking up blood when straining himself, he mustered the last of his energy to summon Hierophant Green and shoot out emeralds aimed at the clock tower. One side of the clock and its hands are destroyed as a result, causing it to stop working.
"That was my final Emerald Splash… M-Make it count…" What Kakyoin weakly muttered out as Hierophant Green vanished back to its dying user for the final time. The two men are left pondering why he used up the last of his strength to fire emeralds at the clock tower, with DIO dismissing it as a hero's last attempt to "leave a mark to the world" while Joseph believed Kakyoin must be telling him something if he prioritized destroying one side of the clock tower instead of a counterattack.
A-Aaahhhh… It's a message. I don't have the strength to give you another… Mr. Joestar… Y-You have to decipher it… Y-You have to let… t-the others… k-k-know…
With his last thought hoping his message is figured out and imparted to Jotaro and Polnareff, Noriaki Kakyoin closes his eyes for the last time, allowing the cold grasp of death to claim him.
April 7, 2008
"Fantastic! Just fall in love! Just fall in love!"
Humming in tune with the lyrics as she finishes tying her polka-dotted hair ribbon, Sakura Minamoto briefly dances alongside the music while facing the mirror before spinning around and running to the laptop playing a song from her favorite rising idol group, Iron Frill, to watch the last seconds of the video showing a group of five idols dancing on stage.
I'm Sakura Minamoto! And today, my second year of high school begins! I can be kind of a klutz most of the time, and there are days when it feels like I don't have it together… But luckily, it's not gonna be like that anymore!
Giggling as the video focuses last on Iron Frill's leader, Sakura turns the laptop off.
Like she narrated, Sakura Minamoto is starting her second year in senior high school. Today is an exciting day for her not only because of the new school year, but of her main plans today – she's going to an agency hiring idol singers to audition. She checks the application papers to make sure she got them neatly tucked in the brown envelop. This is out of her admiration to Iron Frill's leader who inspired her so much that she decided her latest dream would be to become an idol singer so she could sing her heart out to her supporting fans with a big smile on her face, like her literal idol.
I'm gonna be the girl I always wanted to be!
Hoping her latest dream will bear fruit, Sakura rushes out of the room after grabbing her bag. Coming down the stairs and into the genkan, she slips her feet into her brown loafers and after tapping her foot once to make sure it's a snug fit, heads outside. Instinctively shielding her eyes from the rays of sunlight, she almost feels disoriented, but she refuses to let it impede her smile and enthusiasm for the day.
If I follow my dreams… I know my future will be full of happiness and excitement!
With the sun beaming down on her as if she's an angel, Sakura greeted the wonderful weather with a nod. Then she breaks into a sprint as she exclaims, "Here I goooooo-"
ドグシカァァーァァ
All of a sudden, a speeding truck rammed into her at full speed.
If anyone was present, they would witness this accident from different camera angles, including the driver's view. Oh and in slow motion too, one that clearly shows her head getting the brunt of the impact from the van's windshield before launching away.
Everything slows down as Sakura is flung up high in the air without warning, letting go of her bag and papers. Her eyes and mouth are agape, as if she's reacting to the sudden appearance of the truck.
A crow flies higher up in the sky as Sakura's body falls to the ground sideways, a sickening crack heard coming from her head, effectively ending her short life if the truck hadn't done so already. Her expressionless and dull eyes stare blankly into the air, visible for the world to see.
And just like that, Sakura Minamoto's days full of happiness and excitement would never come to fruition due to her unexpected death…
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…Sakura comes to with eyes already open.
Without blinking, Sakura notices she's lying sideways on a cold floor and she's in a dark room with a window showing it's nighttime and raining. She groggily rises up supported by one hand and looks around anxiously where she can barely make out the lamp stand and chandelier in the dark. Anyone who needs a light would dictate turning either one on to illuminate the room. But not Sakura, because right now, she's confused and afraid.
What… Wh-What happened? Why am I… lying on the floor instead of… on my bed?
A creaking noise interrupts her budding thoughts, jolting her. "Eek!" Her frightened eyes fell onto the source of the sound: an ajar door swinging back and forth from a gentle breeze. Not only that, there's a shadowed shape beside it, exchanging her scared expression with curiosity.
"…Eh? What's that strange shape…? Ah! A person?"
Her fear vanishing quickly, she can make out the silhouette of a man slumped against the wall, just barely visible in the dark. Relieved she's not alone but concerned and curious, she crawls over until she can discern his slumped body, kneeling before him once she's close. Now able to see the body more clearly, she sees it's a handsome and fit teenager wearing a slim-fitting green gakuran school uniform that hugs his physique quite well and brown shoes. His hair is colored red with a tinge of pink, distinguished by a single, large, and twisting bang hanging before his face. Lastly, cherry-shaped earrings adorn his ears, which is a rare but not uncommon sight to see from a man.
After she's finished examining him (and totally-not swooning over his handsome face), Sakura shakes his shoulder to wake him up. When he doesn't, she shakes him harder, hoping she won't startle him so much…
…Which is exactly what happened next.
"UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The man woke up with a startled scream, causing Sakura to scream in response. They continued like this for a while until the man stopped upon realizing he's not sleeping anymore. Gasping for air, his face changed from terror to confusion soon after. "…Huh? What… What happened?"
Taking deep breaths frantically to calm down, Sakura glanced back to the awakened man and watched him looking around in puzzlement, his eyes not falling on her. She speaks up to get his attention, "Umm, excuse me. Are you alright, mister?"
"Huh?" The man immediately faced forward. Squinting his eyes, he saw he's face-to-face with a pretty and shapely girl with long red hair tied up by a blue-and-pink polka dot ribbon over her left temple. She wore a typical female high school uniform, consisting of a dark blue coat or blazer reaching down to the hem of her pleated white skirt, a white dress shirt, a dark blue ribbon with white stripes along its edge tied around her collar, white socks, and brown loafers. A wide strap is securely fastened beneath her breasts, holding her coat and shirt together. With crystal blue eyes accentuating her beautiful face, his calm lavender eyes seemed to bore into hers, as if entranced by her beauty.
He gasped however, breaking his stupor after he remembered his last memory before he… blacked out. "Ah! T-That's right! DIO! I must tell the others his power before it's too late!"
Standing up straight immediately, the red-haired man moved to the nearby door in a hurry. He would've gone through it if Sakura hadn't stopped him. "Huh? H-Hey, where are you going?"
"Hm?" Turning his eyes back to her, he realized he had almost left the girl behind. "Oh. Sorry. I… almost forgot you're still here," he addressed her politely while blinking, removing his hand off the door handle. "I apologize for almost leaving you alone."
Seeing she has his full attention, Sakura sighs in relief. She would've chased after him if he did up and leave. Dusting her skirt and coat as she stood up shakily, she replied, "It's alright. I'm a little relieved I'm not alone in this room," she responded with a sigh. She looked at the taller man, her eyes moving up and down as if she's sizing him up, before she asks, "Still though, you seemed… too rattled enough that you almost ignored me. Hmm, could it be…? Is it because… you were having a nightmare? You did scream suddenly after I woke you up."
Flinching in response, the man couldn't bring himself to deny her, for he remembered his nightmare so vividly. Of him chasing DIO, of Hierophant Green getting hit by DIO's Stand, of him trapping DIO to kill him, and finally, of DIO stopping time before finishing him off with a fist through his gut-
He shakes the unpleasant thought off before taking a deep breath to ease his racing mind. "Well, I-I… did have a nightmare, but it's… it's nothing to worry about." He brushed off the unpleasant feeling. At least trying to.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm fine. I'm just… processing that I, or we, are in an odd predicament."
Though unconvinced, Sakura chose to let it slide for now because learning more of this odd situation should be their main priority. "Well alright. Just seeing you fine is good enough for me. So, should we get out of this room then? Oh, right! We haven't actually introduced ourselves yet. Silly me," she chuckled. "May I ask your name, please?"
Returning her smile with his own, he introduced himself, "It's Kakyoin. Noriaki Kakyoin."
Sakura could feel her face heat up when he smiled. Seeing his pleasant smile on his handsome face… Guess she has no more doubts he's everything a woman had imagined an ideal man would look and act like… Shaking her head to refocus, she introduces herself next. "Nice to meet you, Kakyoin. I'm… Sa…Saku- Sakura… Mina…moto…" She seems to have trouble saying her name as if she's having difficulty remembering it, but she ignores the strange feeling as she finishes introducing herself to her new acquaintance. "Right, I'm Sakura Minamoto. You can call me Sakura if you like."
"The pleasure's mine, Sakura." Kakyoin returned the greeting with a nod and smile, finding himself comforted by her voice. For some reason, that sweet voice of hers could possibly be complemented by singing. It'll sound like heaven to his ears. Now knowing their names, Kakyoin moves on to the next and most important question. "Now that we introduced each other, can you tell me where we are? You're the first one who woke up, so I assume you took a look around first, right?"
Her beaming smile turned to a frown. She shook her head, stating, "Sorry. When I woke up, I was lying on the floor and I didn't have time to look around when I saw you. At most, I don't know what we are doing here or what this place is."
"That so? Figures…" He sighed. Taking note of the architecture of the room, squinting his eyes to do so, he recognized the kind of architecture the room is built in. Looking confused, he asks Sakura again. "Apologies if I'm being too curious but… can you tell me what country we're in?"
"Country? We're in Japan," she replied, curious as to why he would ask such a question. She hadn't noticed Kakyoin's eyes briefly widening in surprise when she next spoke, "Why do you ask, Kakyoin?"
"I… just… wanted to know," he half-lied. Wanting to figure out more what's really going on, he next says this, "So… shall we head out of this room? We've been here long enough."
"Alright, but please stay close to me. I don't like how scary it is here. It's creeping me out."
Abiding to her request, Sakura and Kakyoin exit the room. With their eyes in full attention, they see they're near the window located at the end of the hallway, and it is just as dark here as it was in the room they had awoken in. Checking the window, a long terrace is visible outside being splashed by the rain coloring the misty night sky with its clear, gray color. Judging from its height, they must be on the second floor.
"Hmm… this doesn't look like a normal house. Could we be in a mansion?" Kakyoin speculated
"We must be, judging by this balcony." Sakura agreed.
The two next walk away from the window. As Sakura opined, the creepy air in this hallway is overwhelming. This got on her nerves quite well so until further notice, she stays close to Kakyoin at all times. She even thought of holding onto his arm but backed off since it would be too intimate and might invade his personal space. Still, Kakyoin didn't mind her getting close to him for her comfort because she's the more fearful of the two.
In the meantime, there's the matter over why they woke up in a room, and in a mansion of all places. As much as Sakura wants to find out why, she would rather let it stay unanswered for some reason and just up and leave. She believed it's probably for the better if they explored a bit before leaving though, so they could see what kind of place they were in at least.
While Sakura's thoughts are occupied, questions race through Kakyoin's mind too. From what he remembers, he was fighting against DIO alongside Joseph, whilst Jotaro and Polnareff chased after them in Cairo, Egypt. Then later, when he had entrapped DIO, he was killed. Although he wants to dismiss it as a vivid nightmare, he has this dreadful feeling that it might have actually happened. If it did, then why is he alive when he should be dead? And what was he doing here in Japan when he was supposed to be in Egypt?
As the two continued walking, they spotted what looked like a window on their right and turn towards it…
ガシャンッ
…Just as something, no, someone burst out abruptly, scattering shards and wood to the floor near their feet.
ズドン
They went still for two or three seconds before they turned behind to see who passed them just now.
"Eh?"
"What the?"
What they saw left them speechless as shivers ran down their spines. "HUH!?"
ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ
Limbs contorting quickly and unnaturally as she straightened her body, the creepy woman looked up to the two frozen in shock, showing her sunken red eyes and bluish or greenish skin reeking with decay. Apart from that, the woman possesses long dark hair with two large, swept hair strands spread out slightly from her normal bangs, bandages on her head, neck, collar area, and left leg, and ragged black dress held up by a white thin strand on her waist with gray knee-length socks and black shoes. These features helped accentuate her ghastly appearance too well.
"Uuunggggh…" Groaning as she stands up, the woman bores her eyes onto the two with a piercing gaze. Raising both arms, she takes two slow steps before instantly charging. Sakura cried out in panic as she dived out of the way. Kakyoin, however, didn't react in time, instead instinctively grabbing her arms in defense as both of them fell to the floor.
"Agh!"
"Kakyoin!" Sakura shouted in concern.
Struggling to stop the thrashing arms almost too strong for him, Kakyoin gritted his teeth, demanding, "D-Damn it! Get off me you… crazy woman!"
"Uwaaa! Braugh! Eryaaah! Hngaaagh!"
His face scrunched up in disgust as the woman screamed so hysterically she could splatter saliva everywhere. During his struggle to force her out of him, Kakyoin notices how she seems to make biting motions, her ghastly body that is rotting, and her discolored skin. Taking all of these together, his eyes widened when he realized what this woman is.
This woman…! Don't tell me! She's a…!
Fear overtaking his head, Kakyoin grunts as he exerts enough strength to push her arms up before he propped up one leg to kick her aside.
"Aaaangh!" The woman cried out, rolling twice across the floor before stopping. Now free, Kakyoin quickly stood up while breathing heavily, ready to get away from the woman. A zombie woman.
"Kakyoin! Over here!"
Hearing Sakura, Kakyoin spins around to see her behind a door she found while the scary woman pinned him. She's motioning him inside, so he sprints into the room without hesitation, and once he's inside, Sakura quickly closes the door. The zombie woman left outside begins banging her hands on the door, still intent to continue pursuing them. They, in response, back away from the door…
…But Sakura's footing slipped when her heels caught something firm, halting her movement.
"Whoawhoawhoa-! WAAAH! ! !"
"Huh? Sakura!"
Acting quickly, Kakyoin grabs one flailing arm and pulls her back. She's then cushioned on him with her head resting on his chest and his hands wrapping around her back. Such an intimate contact surely makes her flustered, coloring her cheeks red.
"O-Oh…!"
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"Uhhh, y-yes… Thank you for… stopping me from tripping…" She sighed, finding herself enjoying being so close to him, more than she thought. Whether Kakyoin realizes it or not, he lets go of her after seeing she's fine. Their relief is cut short however when they hear a glass shattering. They soon see it's thanks to a hand that had pierced through the door's window, which retracts so the raven-haired woman peered through it with one eye.
As if the sight of a zombie woman persistent on her pursuit is scary enough, multiple figures rising up with harrowing groans alert the two. Too close than they liked. Backing away instinctively whilst turning around, they were given visibility of the room for a moment when flashes of lightning illuminated the room so they saw who the groans belonged to.
Much to their horror, those figures turned out to be, like the black-haired woman, zombies.
"Aaaaaaannnnrgh…"
"W-What!? MORE zombies!?" Kakyoin exclaimed in disbelief.
"T-This… This has to be a… n-n-nightmare, right? Right?" Sakura fearfully hoped, forgetting she had woken up a couple of minutes ago.
ドドドドドドドド
Aside from the zombie woman, 11 zombies in total are accounted for, consisting of 5 girls and 6 boys. The girls include:
A blonde woman with green and orange streaks of hair tied up in a ponytail wearing a red varsity jacket, orange tie, white buttoned shirt, and long skirt. She possesses stitches on her arms and bandages in various parts of her body;
A slightly tall girl having short slate blue hair decorated with tiny yellow flowers, completely wrapped up in bandages from head to toe (except the area around her eyes) underneath her dark blazer, yellow long-sleeved vest, and frilled short skirt;
A third woman with thin twin-tails parted sideways from puffy, white hair clad in black and white sailor fuku uniform, giving the impression of a high school girl. Unlike the previous two, her body is covered, or possibly made up of, stitches and patches of skin in various colors (blue, green, cyan, and white), also giving her appearance similar to Frankenstein's creature;
An auburn-haired tall woman possessing a stitched-up scar around her neck, whose attire took on a traditional style consisting of a red and white checkered kimono with a purple collar, tucked in a green skirt reaching near her ankles;
And finally, another twin-tailed, shorter girl who is the only kid among the group having light blue or cyan-colored puffy hair, emblazoned with a star decoration, a green blazer, white dress shirt underneath it, and a gray skirt. Most noticeably and morbidly, her heart is exposed out of her chest. In a guise of a heart symbol but still.
As for the boys towering over the girls, they include:
A tall man with short black hair adorned with two hair clips wearing a white suit covered in black spoon-like symbols and zippers in shoulders, chest, and waist. His chest, covered in a lace top, is left exposed;
A teenage-looking boy having messy, black hair wearing a tank top and pants joined by orange headband, wrist straps, and skirt;
A shoulder-length, blonde-haired man wearing a knit cap adorned with pink stars and a horseshoe over an image of a rearing horse, hooded, short-sleeved blue top over a longer-sleeved purple undershirt that has thick lines and two patches of purple hearts on his shoulders, a yellow feather with black-spotted tip rising from under his collar, striped wristband and pants, both studded with pink stars;
Another blonde-haired man possessing square patches of facial hair lining his jaw wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a pair of goggles around the brim over his back-length hair, dark purple leather shirt lined up by small green balls, arm bands, tan pants, a belt with buckles showing a pair of hands pointing to his crotch (Sakura blushed upon realizing where it's pointing at), holsters housing two green balls, cowboy boots and a cape;
And lastly, a man with dark bluish hair sporting two braids dressed in a green jumpsuit emblazoned with darker green vine and peapod embroideries over a light-colored shirt with a tie, and green and yellow bomber hat decorated with seven small balls in the front that resemble grapes.
Curiously, the last three figures have blue, green, and orange lipstick on respectively, and the shoulder-haired man seems to be having trouble walking or even standing up properly, so it chooses to crawl instead.
As for the last man and zombie overall, Sakura is naturally intimidated because he's the biggest zombie. But Kakyoin is shocked beyond belief when he recognizes the broad-shouldered man in the back.
A-Avdol!?
His eyes are not playing tricks on him as Muhammad Avdol, the Egyptian fortune teller and member of the Stardust Crusaders recognized by his Bantu knot-styled hair, white headscarf, long-sleeved red robe, orange scarf, gray pants, necklace made up of engraved medallions with the biggest one showing an ankh, and metallic bracelets, is present among the eleven zombies. Seeing his friend in the flesh, moaning creepily with arms stretched out, Kakyoin is stunned to see Avdol not only somehow here, but as a zombie like them.
BGM: Zombie Panick (Zombie Land Saga Original Soundtrack)
As he stands in shock watching his friend walking slowly with hands out forward together with the other zombies, Kakyoin got snapped out of yet another stupor when Sakura pulled him away by his sleeve, who is more than eager to escape as she does not want to be eaten by zombies tonight. Arriving shortly to the door separate from the one they came in and occupied by the zombie from earlier, Sakura starts opening it but she's having difficulty due to her panicking.
Meanwhile, Kakyoin stared down the eleven groaning zombies walking slowly to them, including the black-haired zombie woman that entered, seemingly intent on feasting on their bodies. As much as he dislikes attacking a friend like Avdol or a kid, he has no choice in the matter.
Sorry everyone, but I can't let all of you get us. He will regret what he will do next but he knows it's necessary if they have to survive.
Panicking at the thought of being trapped just to be eaten by zombies, Sakura hugged the door with her back. "What should we do? What should we DO!?" She frantically asked.
Staying mostly calm, he took a deep breath before he did something extraordinary. "｢HIEROPHANT GREEN｣!"
Multiple white tendrils or tentacles with green spots and complex patterns materialize in front of Kakyoin, all combining to form a humanoid being with yellow mechanical eyes and a mouth mask. White-colored pieces of armor cover some parts of its body, but much of its green skin, reminiscent of a shiny melon, remains exposed. The Stand strikes a pose lastly, by raising its right knee as if it's kneeling then pointing a finger intensely with its head raised up after twirling in the air.*
ドゴーンッ
As if this night couldn't get any weirder (or freakier), a humanoid being covered in a green aura appeared in front of Kakyoin who faces the zombies with a steely gaze, whilst striking a pose by moving his hands near his face and waist, each with a thumb and index fingers up, and a pinky over the hand near the waist respectively emphasizing his determined yet overdramatic expression.* *
"E-Eh? What…? W-What am I…?" Sakura stammered, wondering if she's imagining the masked humanoid or perplexed by his flashy pose. She notices next the humanoid being spews out a green liquid in its hands with intensity. Then Kakyoin exclaims these words.
"NOW! Take this you zombies! Emerald… SPLAAAAAAASH!"
ドッバアーッ
In an unbelievable display, emeralds shoot out from Hierophant Green's hands with the force of a shotgun aimed at the zombies. They hit them so hard they fall backwards. Any stray emeralds that missed hit the walls, floors and furniture, but not the windows. Overall, there is some damage done to the room, but not too much that it's beyond repairs.
"Gnaaaaarghh…" Seeing they're writhing on the floor, Kakyoin nods in satisfaction before dispersing Hierophant Green. He next turns to Sakura, who's gawking and amazed at his technique. "The zombies are down! Open the door, quick!" He's so focused on reminding her that he failed to notice one zombie had recovered quickly and is about to get their hands on the unsuspecting man.
"Uargh!"
"AAAAHHH! Kakyoin, behind you!"
"Huh!?"
As she warned him, Sakura happens to touch a fire poker's handle resting against a wall below her. Acting quickly, she instinctively grabbed it and pushed Kakyoin out of the way to throw the fire poker at the bandaged zombie, stabbing it through her head. The zombie fell back as a result.
"AAARGHHH!"
Staying still in shock on the floor after nearly getting ravaged by that zombie, Kakyoin released a hitched breath out of his mouth. "Crap… I almost got bitten by a zombie again. Didn't expect much resilience from her." He remarked, gulping before he stood up.
"There! The door is open, Kakyoin! Hurry! Let's get out before they catch up!"
Hearing Sakura loud and clear, he whirled around to see she did open the door, her foot stepping past the door frame. What happened next should be obvious as the two didn't hesitate to run out of the room. Moving as fast as they can, they ran down the stairs with hurried pants while the zombies picked themselves up and futilely chased after them at a snail's pace.
Eventually, Sakura and Kakyoin find the genkan of the mansion and immediately head outside through the rain, panting from the force exerted on their legs as one objective is in their minds: get away from the mansion.
Amidst the chaos, none of them, including the awakened red-haired duo, noticed someone had watched the scene like it came out from a zombie flick unfold. At least the last part where he saw the two go down the stairs and run outside judging by the sound of a door opening.
"Finally. Those two have 「awakened」. Time to go retrieve them."
Pushing his sunglasses, the man followed down the stairs, paying no heed to the moaning zombies attempting to grab onto him lethargically.
To be continued| \ | /
* - Hierophant Green's pose before Kakyoin lunged at Mannish Boy during Death Thirteen's fight.
* * - The pose Kakyoin made during the Tower of Gray fight.
Onomatopoeia:
ドグシカァァーァァ (Dogushikaaaa) – Truck crashing into a person
ガシャンッ (Gashan) – Glass shattering
ズドン (Zudon ) – Equivalent to "thud!"
ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ/ドドドドドドドド (Gogogo/Dodododo) – Dramatic tension
ドゴーンッ (Dogoun) – A character pose being emphasized
ドッバアーッ (Dobba) – Sound of Emerald Splash