(MOVED!) Project: INFERNO

Chapter 12: Relaxation! But an Untold Truth...?

(As the bus was overlapped with noises, conversations and arguments, Sawano and Gaito hasn't made eye contact nor talked to one another for the past three hours which had Masunashi and Okisaki worried.)
"Okisaki: Sawano? How come you won't talk to Gaito?"
"Masunashi: Little brother. Please talk to him."
(Sawano says nothing as he zoned out into the skies again and Gaito scoffed as the others kept talking in the back.)
"Angel: Ok so... real talk! Who are you girls crushing on? It can be anyone in or out this bus!"
(The girls looked around at the men on the bus.)
"Velriot: Honestly.. I don't fall for either of them."
"Crystalline: Well..."
(She said nothing and blushed a bit.)
"Azumi: I.. do not understand. "Crushing on?" What does that mean?"
(They all looked at one another.)
"Onara: More like who do you have advanced feelings for."
"Azumi: Feelings for..?"
"Crystalline: Yeah...! Like, are you in love with anyone?"
"Azumi: I.. do not understand. Love with another being besides family?"
"All girls: Yup!"
"Azumi: Um... I.. don't know. I have never felt that way before nor do I know what it's like."
"Xiazress: I could teach you, if you're ok with it."
"Azumi: It is fine. I'll figure it out. (Thinking): Love..? With another being besides my own family..? I've just met everyone and I don't find myself close to anyone yet. Hopefully.. I'll be good friends with someone in the future and figure out what it really means..."
(Konnor, Lotus and Silvershot would play a challenging round of poker with all three going all in for one game.)

"Lotus: Hmm..."
"Konnor: Better make the right move.. Ready boys?"
"Silvershot: I'm first!"
(He slammed his cards on the table and smirked.)
"FOUR OF A KIND!"
(Lotus lowered his cards calmly and smiled.)
"Lotus: Full House. I win."
"Silvershot: BULLS-"
"Konnor: AH AH AH! Not so fast now!"
(He'd lower his cards which had the both of them shocked.)
"Royal. Flush."
"Silvershot: RAAAHHH!! A BUNCH OF BULL! NOTHING BUT SHIT!"
(The table was being shaken from Silvershot's anger which caused the poker chips to jump up and down but remain in place.)
"ONE MORE ROUND!"
"Konnor: I don't know.. Lotus, you're down?"
"Lotus: I'm down for that sure."
"Konnor: Guess we're going again!"
(Gaito ignored all the noises in the back and started to remember the first time he touched Zanbato and took it as his sword.)
-Gaito's Backstory (Continued)-
(He looked at Zanbato inside the sheath as he didn't let go of Masunashi's hand.)
"Gaito: I.. I can't do this... she- they're gone.. and they want me to take Zanbato...?"
(Gaito slowly lets go of her hand and walked towards the sword and looked at it for a brief moment before grabbing it by the handle and pulling it out of the sheath. After so, Gaito gasped and felt his vision disappear which scared him a bit.)
"W-what happened...?! Why can't I see...??"
(He walked around with Zanbato tapping the walls and bumps into someone in the hallways of the quiet dojo.)
"Fighter: Hey! I found the kid, hurry up and get paramedics down there for him!"
(A while later, Gaito was treated by the fighters and was being checked up on by the paramedics but kept a strong grip on Zanbato.)

"Paramedic: Its no use, he somehow lost his eyesight. He's blind.."
"Fighter: Hold on."
(He removed his headband and wrapped it around Gaito's eyes which increased his directions and physical power.)
"Hey, we're going to get you some help alright? Just keep that on your eyes and remain here."
(As they walked off for a moment, Gaito sense a predator in the nearby forest and stealthily got out of their sights and ran into the forest. After walking around, Gaito was lost then started to hear low growling noises coming from a few inches away from him.)
"Gaito(Quietly): What is that growling sound..?"
(The bushes was rustling as he turned around multiple times to hear the noise getting closer to him. A hungry panther pounced out of the bushes and onto Gaito, trying to bite and claw past his skin to the flesh. He kicked the panther off of him and caught his breath and tried to sense where the panther was but was clawed in the back then bitten in the left arm which had him screaming in pain then Gaito balled his hand into a fist and started punching the panther which caused it to back up but he now pounced on the panther and attacked it with Zanbato's wooden blade. After a few minutes, the panther lied there deceased as Gaito was covered in scratches, cuts and wounds and finished patching up his reachable wounds with his tattered clothes then weakly limped away from the deceased panther with a pelt he created from its fur then collapsed on the cold grass with a tear shedding down his nose.)
"(Thinking): Is this...? Is this how I'm... going to die...? Blind.. cold.. and alone..?"
(He closed his eyes with regrets for not being stronger then faintly heard voices.)
"Fighter: Hey! Stay with me, kid...!"
(Three days went by and Gaito awoken from his coma and looked around to see his vision was still blinded.)
"Glad to see you're still up."
"Gaito: Huh..? W-ho are you..?"
(He looked at the fire.)
"Fighter: Over here on your left."
(Gaito looked over again to see him.)

"Gaito: Who are you..?"
"Aimiya: I'm Amiya Ryuzane. I found you in the forest horribly wounded so I took you in."
(Aimiya took a bit of his hoagie and Gaito looked over then at his bandages.)
(Mouthful): Want some?"
"Gaito: W-what is it?"
"Aimiya: Hoagie, picked it up on the way home before I ran into you."
"Gaito: Hoa..gie..?"
"Aimiya: Never had it before?"
"Gaito: Yeah..."
(Aimiya walked over to Gaito and broke the hoagie in twos so they'd both could enjoy it. Gaito tried grabbing the hoagie but felt around until he touched the broken part of it and took a bite.)
"Aimiya: Well?"
"Gaito: Its... delicious..!"
"Aimiya: I knew you'd like it!"
(A few minutes passes as they sat and talked to one another to know each other better.)
"Oh.. I see. So a powerful mage managed to curse your parents and your big sister into demon which could only be broken.. by killing them?"
(Gaito wiped the tear away.)
"Gaito: Mhm..."
"Aimiya: Damn.. that does suck."
(He'd tighten Gaito's headband a bit.)
"How did you even become blind and at such a young age?"
"Gaito: My.. sister. Wanted me to grab this sword here and take it with me. After I remove it from the sheath, I felt a very strange chill up my spine then.. I lost my vision."
"Aimiya: Ah. Mind if I see it?"
(Gaito handed Aimiya Zanbato and he examined it for a few seconds.)
"Ah.. I see what this is. This is Zanbato, The Netherbane Blade. It appears as a wooden form now, but its actually one of the most forbidden weapons in Japan."
"Gaito: How so?"
(Aimiya got up and looked outside at the rain in front of the window.)