Don't Forget to Sleep
CROSSROADS

"You said Jacob wanted to revive Marioneth, didn't he? That's why he created so many mannequins up until now? Why did Jacob turn on Harry instead of his daughter? If this is one of Jacob's experiments, he better try it directly on his daughter's wax mannequin, right?" haruko was curious. Hisashi let out a long sigh as if he didn't want to talk too much.

Hisashi now sat cross-legged, closing his eyes while making a kamit comment. The appearance of extreme drowsiness makes Eve, Haruko and Dimitri fall asleep. Hisashi invites them to go to his subconscious. Eve was speechless looking at the spacious room with a predominance of gray. All three were aware of the day they were pinned red thread.

Look for fireflies and follow them where they go

Dimitri wanted to say something but, his lips were unable to say a word. How'this? Should they split up or go together? Haruko patted Dimitri on the shoulder and then elbowed Eve's arm. While Haruko, knocked twice on the clock on their wrist. Just stop! The clock stopped beating.

Eve walks ahead of Dimi and Haruko they must find the fireflies soon so they can be freed from the clutches of the three damned demons. The three agreed to split up and meet again at the initial point of their separation. Eve took a deep breath and then exhaled again. There has to be a point, where fireflies hide. Suddenly the gray room turned into a beautiful garden.

Dimi and Haruko initially chose to sit down in despair but thanks to this beautiful scenery, they got excited again. But not with Eve.between confused, anxious and afraid to blend into one. Eve saw Mr and Mrs. Brodie looked at him peacefully.Their bodies gradually disappeared and turned into a pair of fireflies. The three stared at each other and nodded in agreement they were going to follow where the fireflies were going.

The further they walk, the narrower the place they go. Their steps came to a halt as the flying fireflies floated past a long rope that spanned the length of the bridge. Haruko took a three-step step back realizing that 99% of accidents would occur when they crossed. Dimitri crouches down and touches the rope and stares horror at Eve and Haruko.

Dimitri pointed at the rope and pulled a few long strands of Haruko's hair. The girls observed the rope and admitted Dimitri was right.it was not a rope but, a hair!! how can they cross? There is no one tool they can use to maintain body balance.

For a moment they hesitated.but the path they had once walked slowly disappeared!! They panic instead of playing Haruko took the initiative to walk first just walk 10 steps she had fallen into the abyss instantly. Eve and Dimi cross over. Eve clasped Dimitri's hand tightly before continuing on.

Dimitri tries to guide Eve to immediately start the journey again but...they are surprised to return the land where they stand feels like they are moving and starting to shift!! The hand link of both of them also came off. Feeling there is an opportunity when there is no more ground movement, Eve and Dimi ran closer more or less.

However, before that happens, a transparent wall like glass separates them. They tried to hit the transparent wall with all their might but in vain. The sound of crows flying in the sky just above them stood up. Eve and Dimi looked ahead to find a very familiar wooden house in their eyes. If they don't move, will that road disappear?

Just like before? They hide each other the fact that there is a dark story in the wooden house. They pretend not to be afraid of it too. Eve runs towards the wooden house accompanied by Dimi who runs behind a transparent glass wall. They raced to reach the door but, they suddenly stopped a footstroke instead, their shoes rubbing against the ground before completely stopping.

Krieeeeeek....

The door opened from inside!! The thought of wanting to get out of that place was extremely powerful. But their feet instead stepped in without hesitation.

"You shouldn't go back in here” a little girl trembling asked them to run away from there immediately.

"Please don't mind me. " her voice also trembled when they heard a woman calling Marioneth's name.

"No. Amanda.we have to go together" sobed Eve in a panic.

"Kevin.take Terre away. Please!!" scream Amanda. Eve looked at the boy beside her. A boy whose leg was badly injured.

"Amanda!!" eve shouted trying to catch Amanda who ran in much deeper.

"Not much time anymore. Terre sober!!" kevin snaps Eve running out of the log house.

"Give us back our daughter!!" shouted a man. They heard footsteps running to where they were going. They stumbled upon a very long piece of wood!! Eve and Kevin fell on the ground. The middle-aged man got closer and then swung the scythe towards the feet of Kevin who had been bleeding before.

Aaaaaargh!!

Shouted Kevin was terrified and in excruciating pain but he still tried to fortify Eve from the vile man, with his body. Kevin and Eve freeze and they face each other, looking at each other. The shocked face now dominated.

Little Kevin turns into Dimitri in Eve's eyes while little Terre turns into Eve in Dimitri's eyes. A huge force pulled them into the air all of a sudden.

Eve and Dimi finally awaken they cast a look at each other investigating.

"Ke-Kevin Suneil.that's you, Dimitri Afanas?"

"Dushenka... Terre Zoloumis's? We...apparently connected in the past?" Dimi asked in shock. Hearing Eve and Dimi start to recognize each other, Hisashi looks relieved at the two.

"You're kind of outrageous this time Hisashi. Dimi really-banar felt pain" said Haruko squealing his eyes.

"I do nothing but become a medium for them. A small part of people, wanting their past they never remember until the end of life. Then there should be people who help them remember even receiving as dark as anything else, their past" Hisashi's reply lured Dimitri tightly into his shirt.

"If you want to escape the demons then try to help Eve solve her problem. He needs to know himself better in the past."

"The devil is after Evelina Dushenka why do you have to dig up identity and past events?! You awakened Kevin Suneil's memory, which has nothing to do with what we're going through right now!!"

"There can be no present without the past. All are interrelated. Why do you think you guys met again after all this time? That is called the bond of destiny. Eve must be able to answer this question, why is the Devil fighting over it? Why is he the only one who should be left alive" Hisashi's last words make Dimitri think and then release his grip from Hisashi.

"I've been having trouble meeting you for a long time. But you easily called me" murmured Hisashi raising both eyebrows while observing Eve's expression.

"That's because Mom taught me a spell from you."

"The spell only serves to open this dimensional space from the inside so that me and my comrades can see your form. Not intended to call out Hisashi's "chuckles made Eve grunt in frustration.

"I've never had any magic. Nobody taught me magic if you still think of me as a fairy"

"Devil has many levels of magic. Even the fourth Devil, has the strongest magic.don't waste energy just to think they're hunting witches" replied Hisashi cynically.

"What special things do you have, Eve?" Haruko muttered with her brain starting to dull.

"What if...they are after a special ability that can match the highest magic?" the idea just popped into Dimitri's head.

"Impossible. Eve's tiny man is more dangerous than the magic of the Devils who live for thousands of years? Geez, where did that ability come from?" sahut Haruko chuckles while looking for unusual things in Eve's body.

But why does it make sense to me? This girl would be very dangerous if she really had anything special. What's more.I saw he had a pretty serious mental disorder. Someone tried to cover this up for quite a long time. I'm sorry I had to make your illness recur again. Eve.give me a hint of this ability of yours. Our lives are in your hands. Hisashi was only able to hold his heart while continuing to stare at Eve.

"What is more powerful than the strongest magic?" hisashi Gumam.

"Eve...As Terre we've encountered Marioneth mannequins, haven't we?" dimitri's question Eve responded with a nod.

"Yes, ordinary mannequin dolls can't move also talk. The crazy couple just put up a voice recording inside the mannequin body" Eve added.

"That explains, that the one who can give souls to the candle mannequins is not them. You mean so? So they conspired with the Devil before committing suicide?" Haruko is interested.

"Allied..ah, there are three Devils, right? It must be the creature you call Zilky” added Haruko.

"Not” Hisashi and Eve answered simultaneously.

"Obviously not him. Seeing that their relationship did not get along.., it is unlikely that they ever allied” added Eve shudder in horror.

"There are a lot of things that are hard to believe. Like human relationships. Enemies can be friends instead, friends can also suddenly become enemies” hiss Dimitri.

"It is too early to conclude such a conjecture Dimitri. In fact, the strongest had yet to come to greet an intruder like me" whispered Hisashi making the three of them limp.

"That's why we have to quickly find what they want from Eve” added Hisashi's sinless smile.

Harry had long looked at men as he is now. Aditi flicked her hands into the air, causing humans including Harry to fall on the floor. They're asleep. Darius stared blankly at Harry Normand.

"I think this is the magic that our Master created. But look at Harry now.His face is really the same as Harry's real man. Don't you think Harry's mannequin is Harry?" Darius stared hard at Aditi.

"You think our Master did take Harry's dead soul and lock him in a candle mannequin? So this isn't ordinary magic? I don't know why I don't feel like the old me."

"You can't read what if we did too? There's a chance we can come back to life as humans" Darius shakes Aditi's shoulders.

"Maybe Harry from the beginning was created to be human again but not with us. Our master must have predicted this. The human event named Hisashi appeared to our world, also must have been anticipated by them” Aditi replied guessing something uncertain. Darius releases his grip on both of Aditi's shoulders. Darius's eyes turned in all directions unfocused.

"What if from the beginning, a wax mannequin was never created to turn into a human? But I don't know what Harry did actually make him turn into a human" continued Darius staring with demands on Aditi.

"What if..Even our Master doesn't know everything about whatever happens to his creations? If this is true, then Harry and all of us are in trouble” added Darius.

"Who do you want to side with? Our master or a human?".

"I'm beginning to doubt our Master."

"Ah, let's be clear. Are you on the side of a mannequin or a human?" geram Aditi feels a traitor for admitting and asserting his doubts about the Master and the creator of his people.

"Which human? I need to know who you're thinking about? Eve and her friends? Or the... Harry" Darius replied to Aditi with the most cynical smile.

"Harry's an exception for us Darius..."

"Does that make sense? Why did Harry make the list of exceptions? He is now a man, a creature that will disappear from the face of this earth. Isn't this our deal with sir?" Darius grinned with ridiculing eyes.

"What are you thinking?" hissing Aditi sharp.

"It's not about what I think Aditi. But what do I want to do as soon as possible" Darius replied strongly pressuring Aditi this time.

"You have to decide who's on whose side. Because maybe, we will soon be in a different ship” added Darius staring at Harry.

"Don't convolve Darius..Say you want to side with who?"

"Man."

"How can your mind go that way? You think they'll accept you? After what you did?"

"At least, the humans here never hurt us first. We attacked them brutally. So, if there is a rejection from their side, I will not give up. I'll stay on the human side no matter what"

"Because!! Don't you know how to thank you?!"

"I'd do it if Mister, treated us all humanly Aditi. Have you ever been treated well by one of them?! We are not considered their children as what they always say over and over again. We're treated like their pets"

"...." - ".Aditi just shut up and thought.

"To gain loyalty is not enough to just turn us on" Darius clenched his hand and punched the wall.

"You're planning a rebellion?" aditi's speech made Darius chuckle a little.

"I know you won't agree with my plan. That's why, from now on you can leave me and Harry."

"You're telling your enemies big plans? You think Harry wants to follow your plan?" Aditi starts dabbling waist defiantly. The two stiffened instantly, as a hand locked Darius' neck. Aditi doesn't know what to do now seeing no other foreign mannequins.

"Are you, sure you're on the side of man?” grit the candle mannequin on Darius.

"I've never seen you before. Who're you?"ask Aditi.

"Why should I expose my identity to you? Is there any benefit to me?!" snapped nameless candle mannequin.

"Listen. I'm your senior. Whatever I'm going to say to all the mannequins here, they're just going to listen and obey me. So just think about it, you guys are siding with me”.