As I walked over to a wooden shoji door with a small ajar in it, I gently pushed it aside and a loud rustle broke out, revealing a short woman with long white hair who instantly shot her gaze in my direction with a fearful gasp. Her beautiful empty turquoise eyes were filled with tears of pure pain that continuously dripped on her long white kimono with large sleeves and a lilac floral sash. She looked so frightened as I peeked inside her room that it made her flinch, but after a few seconds she instantly darted over to me and locked me in a terrified embrace as she sobbed into my chest. She seemed so innocent and kind, I just wonder what is it that made her break down like that...
"Please save me..." Her muffled voice softly rang out.
"Huh..? What was that..?"
"Please save me.. I'm so tired... Rui keeps mocking me for being weaker than he expected, and he makes Father abuse me almost every night... I'm constantly beaten and tortured, I feel so scared.. Please help me..." She continued as another outburst of tears hit her at full force.
"Oh dear... Is that so.. I'll have a word with Rui, then..." I quietly mumbled under my breath as I hugged her tighter and stroked her luscious white hair while she pressed up against me.
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"You will..? Really..? Thank you.."
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"Wait.. How did you end up here..? Are you joining his family as well..?" She asked after a short pause as she lifted her head up and looked at me with such innocent eyes.
"Thankfully I'm not, but Rui offered me to join. I refused, but I was willing to spend some time with him just to get him off my chest, and he let me explore his house, after what I ran into you."
"Are you here alone..? Because if you are, run... Or he'll force you to join.."
"No need, I'm one of the Twelve Kizuki, Lower Moon 1 to be precise, and I'm here with another member of the Lower Ranks, so I'm safe. Don't worry." I said as I pat her head.
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"Please don't leave me here, you're such a kind demon, you remind me of someone from when I was a human... I'm begging you, save me from this horror..."
"Hm..? I remind you of someone you know..?"
"Mhm... I was loved and cherished by that person.. But then I was turned into a demon and I lost them, they died in a rather bloody manner... I took up residence at the Natagumo Mountain, and then Rui found me and convinced me to join his bond. He forced me to transform myself to look like him and become his fake family, playing as his Mother... Every day I come across abuse from both Rui and Father, I don't know how much longer I can last with a life like this..."
I felt my heart skip a beat as she spoke with her arms continuously wrapped around my waist, and my chest felt so heavy for some odd reason while I listened to her crying. After a few seconds of zoning out, I suddenly came to the realisation that this is the first time in a long while when I genuinely felt sorry for someone. I could see how distraught this poor woman was, and instead of not caring at all for her, I felt myself melt down on the inside from witnessing her horrible grief. Her mentality clearly wasn't made for a parental figure and she's more than unfit for this role...
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Despite all that.. Why do I feel this way for her..?
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"Oh my I'm so sorry.. Well.. I'm flattered that I remind you of someone you loved in the past, but I'm certainly not the nicest demon out there... I'll go talk to Rui. Come with me, I won't let him hurt you." I calmly spoke out as she let out a quiet eep when I took her hand.
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I walked out of her room and made my way outside, climbing around the confined corridors and passageways. As we made it to the entrance, she stopped midway and clutched onto my sleeve as anxiety shot right through her. She seemed so vulnerable and terrified to face her fake son... I leaned over and locked her in a warm embrace, reassuring and comforting her, after what she wiped her tears away and grasped my hand as both of us revealed ourselves to Rui's and Enmu's eyes.
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"Rui.."
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"Hm.?"
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"Listen. Just because you're one of the Twelve Kizuki doesn't mean you have more power over your pretend-family, so don't mock them for being weaker than you. Even if you have a complex relationship, where hate and disappointment reigns around you all the time, you should never stop cherishing your close ones. A healthy bond builds up from respect and support. So if you think that torture is the way out, let me tell you, it isn't. No matter how much you disagree."
Enmu stood in shock as he listened to me deliver my speech, he never saw the soft side for others in me before, in fact I didn't know I was still capable of feeling pity for others... Rui's eyes widened in rage as he stared at his mother, who hid behind my back and quietly sniffled.
"... It's still not my fault that my family is made up of weaklings."
"Rui, did you even hear what I just said? If you want a healthy family, you must support them, and they'll treat you nice in return." I snapped, making Rui fall silent and overflow with fury as he burned me with his deadly gaze.
He stood and quivered on the spot with annoyance as he pulled his arms out, ready to launch his durable threads at me and slice me in half, until Enmu grasped his hand, squeezing it so hard that it caused his wrist to bleed. He retreated with anger and watched Enmu dart over to me and take my hand, protecting the young woman behind me. Pure silence is the only sound that was heard around the forest, and the dusty moon shone down on his house and set its spotlight on us. I continued stroking the poor girl's shoulder as she hid behind me while Rui's eyes indicated danger to both me and her, so I took my stance and was ready to dodge his attack if he was going to try and hurt us.
I swear this kid is horrifyingly scary for a Lower Moon 5.
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Fanfiction! Spoilers are guaranteed ! All events are happening during the Taisho Era~ Female reader~ This shit rated porn ^^ Started of with that both you and Enmu are one of the lower ranks, you knew each other but didn't communicate too much, and continued...
