The Detective's Sidekick (A Hololive Fanfiction) Book 2

Chapter 14 - Breaking The Shackles

It has been a fair bit of time since William was instructed on what to do. William meditated for a period of time, but it was being very difficult for him. His mind was always all over the place, he was overthinking on what is going on out there along with thinking of what could be possible. Yet he also doubts that he will be successful. His body was constantly shaking while the dark aura was flowing off of him, sweat beads dripping down his face. His eyes were twitching and eventually he opened them, breathing heavily. He couldn't understand what he was doing wrong.

???: "You are overthinking your outcomes Bismarck."

William then looks at the guardian. His eyes has anger written all over them. He was frustrated that he couldn't do what he was instructed to do. So far he has accomplished things when he was told to do so, yet now, something was holding him back, yet he couldn't tell why.

William: "You sound like you know more than you are letting on..."

???: "What I know is something you don't need to know. I am merely a guide to breaking your shackles that hold you back."

William: "Shackles..?"

???: "That bind that holds you back. The demon that is apart of you is clutching your soul. Holding you as what you humans call, a hostage."

William thinks about this carefully, though he doesn't understand how that could be possible.

William: "That.. doesn't make sense. As far as I remembered, my mentor Calli helped me by sealing him away. So how can he be taking control when he is locked away..?"

???: "Your mentor may have locked him away, but it doesn't mean that his essence remains in one spot. His power lingers through your soul, effectively messing with your mind until the seal is broken."

William: "Is he... really that powerful...?"

???: "That I am not too sure. Many demons I have seen mainly possess the body by messing with the mind. Then clouding them in doubt to allow themselves passage into the possession. But if the possession goes on for too long, the original vessel's soul will be gone. But yours is a rare case."

William: "How so?"

???: "Somehow he remained dormant for a long period of time. This allowed your body to adapt to his power overtime instead of immediacy. Once he took control, your body must have adapted to the point that your body became demonic in the process."

William: "And how am I supposed to correlate this?"  

???: "His power became partially your own as well. You both share the same mind. The same capabilities. If he can use the power, so can you. This may be hard to understand, but keep in mind this one important detail. You are the sheath and he is the sword. Figure this out and you may succeed."

William then looks down, thinking about this and nodding to himself. 

William: "I am ready to give this another shot."

He then closes his eyes. We now cut to Calli arriving to the scene of the battle she once felt, where she felt Kiara's power diminish last. But once she got there, she saw Kiara move Gura up to a tree, resting her in a sitting position while she was still passed out.

Calli: "Kusotori!"

Kiara turned around to see Calli sprinting towards them and bending to one knee to check on Gura.

Kiara: "C-Calli?"

Calli: "Kiara what happened?"

Kiara snapped out of her daze that she normally gets when she sees Calli in a worry.