𝙁𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄 | 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒

16

“fushi?! fushi!” gugu tried to wake fushi up but then the body of a young girl began flaking out through the air, leaving gugu confused as he follows the flakes of fushi's stimuli, march.

it lead him to the top branch of the tree. there, march was formed. but it is not fushi anymore but root. suddenly, it produces vines on its hand, march's hand, and was about to attack gugu but you immediately creates a spear to shield gugu by making the vines wraps aroung the spear.

“fushi, (name)!”

“gugu, run!” fushi exclaimed, and yanks gugu before the knockers attacks again. you and fushi produces lots of arrows and spear to shield yourselves to the vine attacks.

“gugu, you better run right now!” you shouted, groaning as one of your spears grazes your arm.

“no! i will help you two!” he replies.

as he's about to take a step to you, the vines encircles you and fushi, leaving no space between the two of you. like a rice ball. to escape the vines, fushi transform into larger stimuli, the bear. causing gugu to slide to the side. as fushi starts to charge towards the knockers, arrows and spears scattered behind. gugu picks one of the spear while you creates a bow and arrows from your hands before releasing the arrow syncing with gugu throwing the spear and luckily the two flying weapons hits the knockers.

you and gugu celebrated too fast when a vine wraps around gugu's ankle and around your neck leaving the two of you immobile. the vines then lifts gugu upwards and throw him. “gugu!” fushi called but not a minute, the vines turns sharper and stabs fushi from the back. you tried to get away as you felt you're starting to run out of oxygen when the vines wraps more tightly. “f-fushi...” you choked quietly as you reached for him.

fushi heard your calling as if you were speaking beside him, “(name)!” fushi called with fear, he hastily moved to save you but your eyes widened when you saw gugu sneaking beside the knockers holding a torch. “g-gugu!” and fushi turn his head, back at you. contemplating who to save. you gave fushi assurance and mouthed, “go.” giving you one last stare before he goes to gugu. as for the vines, it only tightened its grip. you can't think as you panicked. the last resort was you creating a dagger and cuts the vines, oxygen starts to enters your lungs as you aggresively breaths.

“NO! IF COME BACK, I WILL BITE!” fushi shouting was the first thing you hear before you regained your full consciousness. using your remaining energy, you transform into the huge bandit man who saved you from getting killed by the wild bear in your way to the village. gripping the bow then an arrow in the other and sighting it to the marchknocker's head, “sorry.” you mumbled and releases the arrow, it hits its whole left shoulder. this attack caught the knocker's attention before it sends sharp vines to you which you dodged swiftly with you in your black cat.

fushi saw a chance to attack. sneaking behind the knockers as you keep it busy. then he attacks, however, the vines caught him and take the bear. while you was being thrown and hit your head on the tree bark. the last thing you saw was fushi and it went dark. (got lazy and dont want to change the fight scene here cuz its gugu's time.)

when you woke up, you assumed the fight is now over but instead of trees you were greeted by whiteness. it feels like you were blind but what you see is white. and no you are not blind as you can still see your body.

“meow~” flinching, you turn around and saw a black cat. it is one of your stimuli.

“(name)!” a woman in her 40's called, it was the mother of the original (name). she was holding a tray of cookies and you remembered she bakes everyday then gave it to the children playing outside. their village was once a lovely place.

“ah!” you winced as you felt a sting inside your head and saw a vision of the fire eating the village, the cries of mothers' and children, swords clashing as the fire almost burn your skin.

“are you okay?” said the braided blonde, granice. (name)'s bestfriend. she pats your head trying to sooth the pain. but it only worsen and she was shown in the vision. “r-remember me, p-please...” she pleaded and exhale one last time.

it starting hard to breath like smoke going in your lungs. then the black hooded man appears. “you must choose.” he started as all of your stimuli make their appearance, all of them. from the black cat to the scarred tiger, from the child to (name)'s mother, there was izumi and azumi smiling at you. “or bid your goodbyes”

“why?” you whispered.

“i did say you're the failed one. it's either keep your current stimuli which is the girl or pick someone else as your new appearance.”

“if... i pick someone else, would my creating ability remain?”

“of course. you see, your memory has limits and now it is reached. like cleaning a full storage room by throwing everything to trash.” he walked around you.

“how would you choose?”

you're always been so indecisive, when making a decision, you sometimes asked anybody to choose for you but this time... you only have yourself.

“whatever your decision...” your mother started, “we'll always support you.”

“i want to be with fushi.”

tbc-