Ares: Never Grow Up
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..."So, we'll stay here tonight!"....

POV: Ares

I stared at the sizable store in front of me, dark, and stuffy. We immediately took our bags inside the cart and took them inside the store.

BRACKET! BRACKET!

"Can't the door be opened?" I asked as I looked at Riot who was struggling to open the door from the glass. He pushed her a few times, but the door didn't budge at all.

"I'll use teleportation and open it from the inside" Riot said. Just as he was about to close his eyes, I changed who came forward and looked at the glass door.

A dreeek!

"This is the door being shifted, not pushed," I said, looking at the sliding marks on the floor. Riot immediately gawked, Ken and Vani patted Riot's shoulders together.

"The next time his brain is used, yes" Ken said in a subtle tone. But the words managed to stab into Riot's heart. Finally Riot walked in with a limp and gloomy expression.

After they all entered, I closed the door and entered with them. The store is very dark, but the air is warm. Maybe because the ventilation in this store is very little, so the temperature in it is more awake.

"Ares, a flashlight .. or a candle is fine" Ken said, holding his right hand in front of me.

CRING!

I immediately made a flashlight and gave it to Ken.

Ctek!

Pats!

Finally our eyes could see clearly. Because we were wearing footwear, so we didn't realize that the floor here turned out to be very dirty. Fortunately, we have not laid down. Ken was still walking straight and looking around this shop first. While I immediately made a carpet that was wide enough to be used enough for the four of us.

CRING!

"Van! Here!" call her. His tired eyes immediately saw me in the darkness. With a limp movement, he walked towards me.

I immediately rolled out the carpet and arranged our luggage beside it. There is also a pillow made by Vani.

Bruk!

Sszz.

"He slept well?" riot asked as he looked at Vani who was soundly asleep. I just nodded and immediately sat down beside him, before long the flashlight from Ken hit us. It means Ken is back.

"How's it?" my many.

"It's a closed room, only able to enter from the front," explained Ken while staring at the glass door we passed earlier.

Cteks.

Ken immediately turned off his flashlight and went to lie down next to me. Riot lay beside Vani. Riot and Vani are fast asleep, leaving me and Ken with their eyes open.

"Is there anything you're thinking?" I break the silence. Ken seemed busy thinking about something, the look in his eyes implying a sad and angry expression.

"In the last fight .. I was really a burden" Ken said in a voice held back. Like holding back anger from within himself.

"It's not your fault, no human being is truly perfect isn't it?" I said as I glanced at Ken. I was surprised when I saw his disappointed expression. I don't know what kind of thing he has experienced, but he looks very depressed with the condition now.

I have to change the subject.

"So, what did you just find?" ask me quickly. Hearing my question, Ken's expression began to become softer.

"There are not many things, such as minimarkets in general," he said briefly. I scrunched my forehead, looking at Ken with an astonished look.

A child who fears ghosts until he has a fever for days. Even dare to check this minimarket alone? I'm sure he must have lied.

"What right?" ask me again to make sure.

Sruk up!

I got up and started taking the flashlight. While wearing my footwear which is only in the form of sandals. I turned on the flashlight and began to walk through this minimarket.

Glupes.

I gulped my saliva in fear and fury, the atmosphere here is quite creepy. But .. as long as I look, it's true as Ken said. It is just a normal minimarket.

Srak.

Unintentionally, my feet stepped on the scuffed sheet of paper. I immediately pointed my flashlight down, and looked at the paper.

Sorry, I should have burned it sooner.

It's short and clear, but I don't know what it means. I kept the paper in my hand and continued walking. While continuing to point his flashlight to the right and left, my eyes did not stop observing.

DEG!

My heart feels like it will be dislodged when I see a large purple teddy bear. But half of the doll was already on fire, leaving only the right part of it.

Damn heart! It feels like it's shifted to the right! Or even fall into the stomach, what the hell is this doll?!

I approached the large doll. Seriously, even the size of this doll alone is double my height. Probably equivalent to an adult's height. My hands are stroking the feathers that are charred on the doll's body.

Srak.

Until I found another paper.

Now it's safe, but after this be careful. Next will be more and more.

I don't understand what the paper means. It looks like this paper was abandoned by the previous owner of the minimarket. I immediately kept the paper as well and then walked back to sleep.

Burning off? Wait ... didn't the previous letter say to burn something? Butwhat?

And why is there a half-scorched doll? What's the matter? What kind of mystery is this?!

My brain is sleepy, so I can't think. I better get some sleep first.

Arriving at my partner's place, I immediately lay down to my original position. But still I couldn't sleep, my eyes were still open no matter how sleepy I was.

Because I have a bad feeling if I fall asleep right now.

I'm almost 6 hours awake, maybe it's midnight.

Srak.

My eyes glanced quickly at the origin of the sound. It turned out to be Riot who woke up. His eyes were still sleepy, but he realized that I was watching him.

"Loh, aren't you sleeping?" ask him in a surprised tone. I smiled and shook my head.

"Why?" ask again.

"If I go to sleep, no one will be awake. What if something is suspicious?" ask me with a joke. Although I actually found out what was suspicious. But if I tell Riot now, it looks like he'll go into shock and not be able to sleep.

"really? Then now you sleep, I'll stand guard" Riot said with a big smile.

"Are you sure?" many ensure. Waiting alone without friends chatting, and being in this dark place without light. Of course it's scary.

"Yes, you just sleep, Ares." Riot answered with a smile. I finally gave up.

..."All right, I'm going to bed. If there's anything, tell me right away?"....

TBC.

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