Den of Monsters

Girl: Atsuomi & Hina Ayanokoji SS

A chasm, it's been 2921 days since i have left that place.

it's hollow in all forms, meaning, objects and people.

i was brought to this place because i was deemed a failure, a light that can't compare to the brightest light of them all...

kiyotaka, my dear older brother, we look alike and even walk alike but how we interacted with other people is what differed, my brother was clueless in everything that wasn't ordered of him to do, he and i were only two months apart in age.

he doesn't feel much empathy nor compassion to others and he has never known what love is.

i was supposed to be the younger sister and the one he teaches but in actuality...i taught him.

i stole books or had books stolen for me, i would begin and finish one everyday and i would tell him of it.

he would look at me with his expressionless face and eyes that no light shines upon them and be happy...he would enjoy these tales.

it was the only time he ever shown emotions, he only shows it with me and no one else.

the years went by and he grew to be the masterpiece and the magnum opus of our father's work for 20 years, whilst i, could barely even compare to him, my results weren't bad but they weren't close to his at the time.

we got seperated and he escaped, god knows where he escaped to but he did!.

i now simply exist in this hollow place, rethinking those memories of him and the others who i tried to save or even ease the pain of back in our generation, this is my punishment i suppose.

*click*

the door opened and from it came the man i call my father, it's his usual visit of the week to my room to remind me of every failure i have done that led to such a situation.

"it's been a while, father" i said as i sat once again beside the window of my room.

the man simply stayed silent in response as he stared at me lifelessly and in disgust.

"how's kiyo doing?, oh wait...he escaped" i sarcastically said to rile him.

the man simply sighed before saying.

"couldn't you have simply just died or killed yourself? why stay and bring trouble to everyone even with your mere existence"

his words were cold as ever, this time a bit colder than usual, they still don't hurt to be honest.

"and give you the pleasure of seeing me fallen down? no thank you father i much enjoy this aimless and hollow life you've given me"

he scoffed...this is the first time i have ever seen him ever do something similar to a laugh in my life.

"foolish and rebellious, your brother seem to have began to take a page from your book now that he's escaped" he said as he looked down upon me.

"good for him, he chose to be better than any of us and i am proud of him for that, better a free man than a lab rat" i responded as i got up from the chair and faced him.

"you were all much more than that, you were the hope of this country, my hope and my dream, for what reason do you despise the strength and mind i gave you?!"

"what use would strength have if i don't even know who to use it against? what use would mind have if i don't even know what to use it for?! you ever asked yourself that!, you simply just wanted products who would rule this stupid country as geniuses with fake stories on their back, while i wanted us to be better people!"

my father stared at me with anger and disgust once again, kiyo's disappearence is getting to him...

"your answers are still as childish as ever...better people? don't make me laugh, i have witnessed a child turn a country into hell within a few years time, you and kiyotaka were supposed to surpass that but sadly only one of you did..."

"you can never deny my results father, i was always strong but you despise the fact you couldn't control me and now you're angry because my words finally affected kiyotaka" i replied as i started smiling proud at him.

he finally composed himself now as he stood tall again and calmly spoke up.

"that i cannot. but your foolish mindset of freedom has ruined far more than it has given to me, soon...i will be visiting kiyotaka, i will bring him back with me, until then do me a favor and stay put" he ordered me as he left the room.

sigh...what a stubborn man, i am sure kiyo will not come back with him after he tasted freedom, he will fight for it till the end.

i exhaled a breath of exhaustion as i laid down on my bed tired from talking to him.

*click*

the door opened again?! who is it this time? it can't be him again nor is it matsuo who's been gone for a while now then who is it?

i stand up and look to find a middle aged man who looks older than my father, he's a familiar character to me as he worked with my father quite alot back when we were in the whiteroom.

"tsukishiro-san..." i murmered as i looked at him.

"Yo sis! did you miss me??" a girl with with scarlet red hair and dark red eyes said as she jumped from behind him.

"ichika?! what the hell are you doing wi-" my question was swiftly interrupted by tsukishiro speaking up and saying.

"Hina, do you wish to prove professor ayanokoji wrong? and disprove the fact that you're a failure and a disappointment?"

"i do but get to the point..." i said as i glared at him.

"you and a few others will work together to bring back kiyotaka from where he is, do so in discretion and efficiency and you'll be back in your father's graces"

I couldn't care less about that but...if it means me and kiyo will reunite then so be it.

"I accept, one condition though, i will lead the team!" I declared as i stared him in the eye.

"Hah how amusing...very well then we've got a deal, we will commence this operation at the beginning of the new school year"

I shook his hand as ichika smiled happily at me.

"Yay!! Sis is with us!" She said as she hugged me and jumped around

Glad your workers are as ambitious as you...father, wait for me kiyo.