Afterdark (Aoi x Male Reader)

Showdown Part 5

Everything was blurry.

Dust swirled around and even breathing is painful. (YN) stumbled as he tried to get up, every bone in his body cracked and he trembled like a jelly.

His lungs grasped for air and he coughed dust and blood. They fell? Where is Nezuko? Is everyone okay?

When he got up only moonlight and darkness swirled around him. There was no trace of anyone, he must have landed far from the others.

Stumbling and dragging his feet, (YN) began to wander around the second floor of the temple. The explosion left only rubble and splinters, the room where you fought was no more than debris.

"Is anybody there!?"

His voice echoes through the empty halls and rooms of the temple. It felt like a tomb, the chilly air and unfathomable silence were worthy of a cript. It felt like horde of the undead will rise at any moment and devour his flesh leaving nothing but a new set of bones to join their ranks.

"(YN!)" A voice came to his ears, it was not Nezuko's.

"Am I hearing things?"

The gloom is playing pranks on him. Now he could hear Aoi calling him, is he having alucinantions?

He resumed his march. This has not ended until he found Nezuko and gets out of here. As he walked, a glint of iron caught his eye. Two pistols were resting in the floor.

Picking it up and inspecting their magazines, two bullets. One on each. Is it the best to put everything into one or bet on a One-in-the-chamber?

Fuck it. This is no time to think, he tucked one of the guns to his hip and held the other. If some shithead decides to put himself in (YN's) way, then a hole will open in his forehead.

With more confidence he strode through the gloom and darks shades. Now that he can protect himself there will be nothing that could stop him.

Or that's what he thought.

A crack came from behind, with dexterity he pointed the gun to the sound. If it was Douma or one of the Zealots then he will splatter his brains out, if it was Nezuko then he will get out of this cursed temple.

The first thing he saw was a pair of pink eyes glitter in the dark.

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Aoi shifted her weight once again. Why are they taking so long? Shinazugawa decided to stay still at the middle of the main hall. He was on his knees, doing nothing but staring at the dark.

Then it came.

An echo came from the core of the temple. Only a faint whispering when it reached the two of them, and yet they can clearly hear what ot said.

"Is anybody there?"

That voice. It has to be him, there is no way that Aoi can mistake that voice that has called her a million times by now.

"(YN!)" She shouted.

Sanemi sprung from his seat and covered her mouth. The voice traveled deep inside the belly of the building. Like a the sonar of a bat, the wind pillar pinpointed the location of his comrade with nothing more than sound; it was no easy task if you are not that blonde bastard.

"He must be above us." The silver haired man began to march through the shadows "We must hurry, if that monster is still alive, then..."

Then what? Aoi bit her lip, swallowing the question and burying it deep inside her heart. She knew the answer, but there are things that you won't like to hear even when you are aware of them.