
"Hello.." replied Reika who picked up the phone.
"Hello Reika's. This is Rei's mother.. Reika, daddy son.. Father" came the voice of a woman who was crying while talking on the phone.
"Dad why mom?" reika asked with a worried and scared tone.
"Dad was sentenced to have stage 4 cancer, son. Dad doesn't know his condition. I don't know how to tell you about this" replied the woman on the phone.
Reika only fell silent without being able to say anything after getting this news. He was sitting limp on the floor with a blank look.
Karasu initially intends to take the spirit of Reika but she undoes her intentions after accidentally hearing Reika's conversation with her mother.
"I'd better find another girl" muttered Karasu who left Reika alone.
Several months have passed since the incident. Karasu had even forgotten about Reika's matter. Once Karasu as usual went around looking for the spirit girl for Omura Oni again. Without him noticing, the girl he was following was Reika. This time Reika's face was very dull and looked gloomy. Karasu follows Reika to his workplace, the Tokyo zoo, by becoming his shadow again.
While Reika was preparing for work, a colleague of Reika came in and chatted with her.
"Reika, did you hear the gossip last night?" ask his friend.
"What rumors? I don't have time to gossip." - Reika.
"Many say that in this zoo there are ghosts and demons. Even a male tiger had disappeared last night" his friend told Reika.
"really? If this continues then this zoo can suffer great losses." said Reika reciprocated gossip friends.
"Yes. It's possible that the zoo will fire some employees at the zoo because of the animals that continue to disappear and difficult financial conditions." he continued the gossip.
After they finished gossiping. Reika's friend came out of the dressing room first. Now Reika is alone and Karasu is ready to take her life back. Again, a phone rings.
"Treth... Trett.. Trett.." Reika's phone calls sign someone's calling.
"Hello.. Mammy? What's up?" ask Reika to her mother.
"Reika's.. Have you got the money? I want to continue the therapy." said Reika's mother from the phone.
"Prophey ma'am. Reika will try to find money. Soon I will be able to continue the therapy." replied Reika.
Karasu again abandoned his intentions after listening to Reika's conversation. But Karasu still remained with Reika. After receiving the phone call. Reika immediately went to work. Reika entered in the enclosure of elephants, tigers and even lions. All the animals in the zoo are very familiar with Reika. While Reika was at work there was a zoo manager who called her.
"Reika.." call the manager to wave his hand instructing Reika to meet him.
"What's up, sir?" reika asked the manager who called her.
"Reika, today Kawashi who is in charge of taking care of animals at night is absent due to illness. Will you replace him? There will be overtime for you." the manager told Reika.
Hearing this, Reika's mind immediately imagined her father who was sick and cost money.
"I am ready sir. I'll look forward to Kawashi tonight." Reika agreed to the manager's request.
Even the night has come. Reika is alone with the animals at the zoo. Karasu is still hiding in Reika's shadow. It seemed like Karasu felt sympathy for Reika. Reika patrolling the zoo ensures the condition of the cage and the animals are fine.
"God!! Who did this?" yelled Reika scared.
Reika immediately took her clumsy phone to contact someone. But the signal around him was very chaotic. Later then...
"WUSHHH" a black shadow darted rapidly before Reika.
"Yahh.. What'sthat?" reika shouted increasingly frightened.
then a large black blob approached and surrounded Reika. Reika fell unconscious.
Karasu who was hiding into Reika's shadow immediately appeared. Looks like the big black blobs are the bats.
"How many bats are there?" said Karasu who spoke for himself.
"It looks like there's another monster here. Khe.. Khe.. Khe.." said someone who emerged from the black blob.
"Who are you?" tanya Karasu looked towards the figure. He had both wings like a giant bat, red eyes and also fangs to suck blood. There were also claws on the soles of his feet that were very sharp like an eagle.
"The Khe.. Khe.. Khe.. I'm Draculia, the bat devil. I'll suck the girl's blood dry." said the demon Draculia looking at Reika.
"Go away. I will forgive you." threatened Karasu.
"The Khe.. Khe.. Khe.. Don't be a cocky ugly crow. You are also not necessarily my match." retorted the demon Draculia.
Draculia ordered the bats to kill Karasu.
"Kids, finish that ugly crow off first and then we party with the young girl's blood. Khe.. Khe. khe.." Draculia orders the bats.
Karasu also ordered the crows to hold the bats. Clashes also occur. Crows and bats fought fiercely. Karasu and Draculia also fight each other, Draculia flapping her wings and appearing a black shadow shaped her. Karasu then used his sharp claws to destroy all the black shadows. Karasu then becomes a shadow and sneaks behind Draculia. With his sharp claws, Karasu ripped Draculia's body from behind and tore off her flesh and heart.
Draculia critical. Karasu thinks Draculia will die soon. Karasu tries to check Reika's condition by looking at Reika's fainting position. Reika was no longer there. A group of bats takes Reika to Draculia's place. The dying Draculia bit Reika's neck. And suck a little Reika's blood. Slowly the wounds on Draculia's body healed.
"Now I will make her my doll. I'll leave blood in her body." said Draculia unleashed her bite.
Draculia then cast a spell. Instantly Reika opened her eyes. Her pupils turned red and Reika's canines grew long. Now Reika is a vampire.
"Strike him dear." Draculia said giving the order.
Reika, who is still under Draculia's control, tries to attack Karasu. Attack after attack is launched by the vampire Reika. But Karasu simply chose to avoid it. Until when Reika attacked with a full attack. Reika's body lunged with all her might. Karasu tried to position himself to defend.
"Jlebb" Reika's body is punctured by Karasu's fingernails. Karasu's hand accidentally stuck in Reika's heart. Karasu's reflexes make Reika critical. At that critical moment, Reika regained her consciousness.
"The.. Whoareyou? Why are you doing this to me?" said Reika who saw Karasu in front of her with a mouth full of blood. Karasu said nothing. Reika died also at that time in Karasu's hands.
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