RISE OF CHIMERA: The Beginning Of This Story
~WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED~
“You who?”
A figure stood in line with Yoki, in the other room. The figure was wearing a strange mask, more like a skull with horns on the head.
Her body was covered in white clothes that covered almost the entire body. Until the original shape is not visible, because the black tassels that perfect the disguise.
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“What is the figure of the waiter?”
Kenichi asked while looking to his left side. The same figure as Yoki looked was standing still at that place. Likewise with its position in line and look at each other.
Kenichi was not afraid, but confirmed his gaze. He walked to the right side to pick up the katana that was there. His eyes remained staring at the figure, wary if any suspicious movements existed.
The figure also follows Kenichi's movements and walks to take the katana on his left. Completely perfect imitation of the monster's movements, almost perfect until for a moment Kenichi thought that he was looking in the mirror.
“Let go of my friends, or I will slash at you.”
Kenichi's threat he said firmly. But the figure was silent. Both are holding katana. Kenichi had also prepared, but was still waiting for an answer.
“Are you completely deaf well.”
Kenichi steadied his handrails. The tempo of the music is getting faster, the fog is getting thicker. Kenichi put his right foot forward first and started running towards the figure.
Likewise with the figure who also ran towards Kenichi. Will it end with one hit? At first Kenichi's wish was so, but somehow his heart hesitated.
“Shadowing.”
As each one was already within range of his katana, a shadow emerged from behind the door.
“Ahh .. Yoki.”
For a moment he was relieved, but there was still an awkwardness in Kenichi's mind. First, the shadow was silent when at first Yoki banged on the door as Kenichi was confined inside.
“Maybe he has resigned.”
Argument debunked. But he found the second awkward convincing. Though the hallway in front of their room was not exposed to the moonlight and this room was not Gaia's room.
Kenichi was still thinking, even though the figure had swung his katana.
“The only thing I think about is ...”
He stopped his steps, then swung his hand to the right to throw his katana into the still shadow in position.
While the katana swung by the figure, getting closer to his neck. But he had already resigned himself, receiving a slash that split another second would cut off his head.
However, the music came to a halt along with the sound of ear-splitting groans of pain. The voice screamed in pain, blood splattered.
“Kenichi ...”
Yoki's tears flowed dripping out of his eyes, one hand closing his mouth. He saw his friend standing in front of him. The katana sword slipped out of his grasp and made a sound, as it touched the floor.
His focus was slightly distracted as blood flowed until it reached Yoki's feet. It came from the shadow on the door. When Yoki glanced, then he knew the cause. A katana sword pierced right at the neck of the shadow. Along with the fog and music that disappeared.
“You did it, Yoki.”
Yoki glanced back, staring at the smile directed at him.
“But, I almost killed you.”
“No, it's all just a trap. Yet you managed to get out of that trap with a reflex that saved me as well.”
“How do you know about this trap?”
“It was all just instinct and also the movement of the figure earlier, just like me. Confusion and fear with all this so that he can only follow my movements. If the last one anyway, just a smart guy luck.”
Kenichi accompanied with his right hand pointing at his head. After answering Yoki's question, Kenichi walked up and opened the door of the room. When it opened, the shadow disappeared. Strangely enough, the Blood that rods the katana, as well as the flowing is still there and very real.
“This mystery still feels strange, but we have to save Gaia first.”
Kenichi stood back up from his squat and continued on his way. After wandering around looking, they finally found Gaia sleeping in one of the rooms. She slept on her face and faced the folded dress in front of her.
The dress was pink, with twelve flower petals as the complement.
“What's that dress for?”
“Come on Yoki, we'll take Gaia to her room first.”
As they were about to carry her, a voice sounded out of nowhere.
“Nak, son .. wake up son. When do you want to sleep here?”
Kenichi surprised. The place again turned into an onsen they used to soak earlier. While the curious Yoki looked back, because the voice was heard from behind.
“AHHHH!!”
“What the hell is it ?!”
“Setnya mr-father.”
“There is, mr emang man.”
Well, not to Yoki's expectations. The figure that appeared was neither a demon nor a monster, but just an ordinary human.
While the two were still arguing, it was unclear. Kenichi relaxed his body again and formed a question that still has no answer.
“Is that really a dream? But everything I feel is real. Blood, the atmosphere, and even, Yoki also like experiencing it as well.”
“We'll be out in a minute.”
The man left and left them both.
“Did you also dream of Yoki?”
Yoki explains his dream. Kenichi who was listening gasped slightly but regained his composure. The dream experienced is exactly the same as what Kenichi experienced. However, one definite answer was to ask Gaia.
“I also feel so, even your anu is also still small.”
“Anu you what the hell is that?”
“Eee ...”
The next day Kenichi, Yoki, and Gaia returned from there. They chose to walk, even though it was almost noon.
“Kenichi, Yoki.”
Gaia told me about her experience yesterday. While at the onsen, he dreamed of being in the inn. But all of a sudden it was quiet. The sound of koto music was heard and the inn was shrouded in mist. Gaia was scared and ran here.
Her steps came to a halt when she saw one room open in a folded dress that was exposed to the moonlight. She went in and observed the dress, but her head felt dizzy as she counted the petals on the dress.
Until he finished counting and mentioning the number, his body fell down unable to bear the dizziness.
When Gaia finished her story. Only one word came out of Yoki and Kenichi's mouths.
“A-pa?”
“Uhmmm, what's wrong with you guys?”
“Eeee .. no, no. There is nothing.”
The one who took the initiative was Yoki, while Kenichi symbolized it as a wave of both hands.
Gaia was astonished, but did not want to continue this matter. Finally, the three of them went home in silence because of the words and events earlier.
The next day, at school ….
“Today, I want to give an announcement that tomorrow Thursday there will be a special guest coming to our school.”
Everyone immediately put on a face full of curiosity. Surely this is good news, behind complicated subjects. You could say as a pause from the lesson that really makes them tired.
That is for those who still survive, but if those who have fallen will certainly not hear this announcement. He was Yoki, who had been sleeping while the teacher was explaining.
“Who is bu?”
“He is Ichiro Takao son of a businessman who is in this city. You guys know me, right?”
Hearing that name, it had made the expressions of all the disciples change in astonishment. They all looked at each other, some were whispering in front of their teacher.
“Bu, what business is it? Until the son of the great businessman, come to this school.”
“He said he wanted to give you a gift, so you guys just wait.”
“Alright, now the one that is advancing forward is Yoki.”
Turning from the slate, the teacher turned her body and looked at Yoki who was sitting in the left corner of the classroom.
But his anger suddenly rose. The reason, because the Yoki in question is not in the classroom, in the sense of consciousness and mind. His body still stuck to his chair.
“Yo-ki.”
The teacher's teeth are cracking violently, growling can be the cause. He walked slowly, while all the disciples became spectators. You could say they are enthusiastic about what their teachers will do. Well a little spectacle, when listening to the dizzying subjects.
“Yummm .. yummm .. yummm. Haaah, I want to eat that onigiri.”
His dream is leaked due to Yoki's innocence. The dream was heard by his teacher, because now he was standing right next to Yoki.
“Hoho, apparently Yoki wants to go home soon and eat his lunch. Hmmm, alright ...”
A swipe was given, his right hand directed backwards. The teacher positioned the horses at his feet and sharpened his gaze.
While the audience, voluntarily willing to watch the action in front of them. All of them, except for Kenichi and Gaia, worry about Yoki.
“Hyattt!”
The right hand slid quickly and hit Yoki's cheek very hard.
“Head shot!”
Those were the words that the spectators had put out to comment on his teacher's slap. There really is no ahklak, they even make it as entertainment at the time of lessons.
While the victim, lying on the floor with consciousness that has been recovered. But it could be said to be sad, because his face kissed the floor very hard.
“Eat the floor!”
“AMPUN!!”
When I go home to school ….
“Adudaku, it hurts my face.”
In the hallway of the school, Yoki walks with Kenichi. He kept holding his red cheek.
“Haaah, next time don't fall asleep again.”
“Which may I miss the interesting events in my game, you know the items offered in the game are very rare. Where could I have missed it.”
Yoki immediately turned around and looked at Kenichi enthusiastically. He was lethargic for talking about his pain. But when he talked about the game, he was immediately excited.
“I don't understand game problems. Oh well, Gaia where?”
Hearing the question, Yoki turned his gaze in all directions. But it's useless, because there are only other students around them.
“Once you know, maybe he came home first.”
When they want to continue their journey. Suddenly a voice sounded forcing them to stop their steps. The sound came from the bathroom on their right.
They ran, curious about the sound. The sound was clearly produced by the broken item, which was clearly a material made of glass.
“Glass mirror?”
“I'm sure yes.”
Yoki answers and agrees to Kenichi's question. But, her steps stopped in front of two doors that read toilets for men and toilets for women.
“Are you sure you want to sign in?”
“Haaah, I'm honestly worried. We can't allow this, at least we have to make sure of it.”
“True as well, do not let us be late for silence and ignore it. If something happens and we just ignore it, I'm also very scared and certainly sorry very.”
Kenichi's reply was approved with a nod symbol from Yoki. Now they've made up their minds and run back into the ladies' room.
Surprised, it might be the right expression for them. A schoolgirl they knew, even just talked about, was lying on her head with a wounded head.
The two of them approach him, Kenichi at a glance looks at a mirror that turns out to be true. Broke because of something. Maybe hit the student's head, because his head was injured and there was a glass shard on his head.
“Gaia, Gaia what's wrong with you?”
Yoki lowered his head and shook Gaia's body. Still silent, no reaction came out of it.
“Gaia.”
Kenichi called his name. Repeatedly called, Gaia finally regained her senses. Even though his eyes opened very slowly.
“AHHHHHHH ..”.
Strange, that was Yoki murmured when he saw Gaia who suddenly shouted at him. Not even just a scream, his body immediately jolted backwards.
After his eyes were fully opened, his consciousness was full again.
“Haaah .. haaah .…”
Gaia sighed slowly, she finally realized that the two of them were her friends.
“What's wrong with you? What is bumped into the mirror is your head?”
A little nervous, Gaia gulped her saliva. He sighed, preparing to answer the question given.
“I-iya. Earlier, I was bullied by the voices that were in my ears.”
“You mean?”
When asked by Kenichi, Gaia immediately turned her eyes to the side. He refused to answer that question. It was terrible, he thought.
“I, don't want to discuss it.”
“Can you stand?”
Now, it was Yoki's turn to ask.
“Haha, just relax I can kok.”
Yoki was relieved, but not so with Kenichi who was still not satisfied with Gaia's answer.
“But we, must treat it first right.”
Kenichi speaks to Yoki, causing Yoki to stare at him.
“Ehhh, ga papa kok I brought bandages and other medicines.”
Not just speech, Gaia also took something from inside the bag that was nearby. A white bandage and several other medicines were available in both hands.
Kenichi was relieved and Yoki also immediately stood up.
“Can you stand?”
Gaia nodded with a smile towards Yoki, this was evidenced by his body trying to stand up. After he succeeded, he treated his wounds.
“Udah, no need to worry.”
“Haaah, you really scared us.”
Although the answer has not been obtained, at least Kenichi is relieved that Gaia is okay.
“Keep what about the mirror?”
Gaia's question makes Yoki and Kenichi turn to the broken mirror glass.
“Fortunately, now the school is deserted. So we can secretly sneak out.”
“Iya anyway, I will also permit if I am sick.”
“Means you're not in tomorrow?”
Re-subduing his head. Gaia tried to think of the right answer to Yoki's question.
“Yeah, actually for three days.”
Nodding, a sign of satisfaction at the answer. Actually Yoki did not want to bother about it, just asked out of curiosity.
Finally, after chatting for a while they went home to each other. Gaia returns home with Yoki and Kenichi, as usual, to go home alone.