Den of Monsters

Y2 Vol4.5: The Pendulum Swings On...

(3rd Person POV)

There once was a young man, born in a very mild and dim world, he wasn't interesting in any way.

His looks were average, his personality was terrible with women, he barely had any friends and he kept to himself.

He wasn't really that dissatisfied with his life, he was happy he even lived to be like he is, that was the way his mentor taught him.

And it was the way the woman he would consider to be the most influential figure affect him as well.

She was a woman with alot of mystery to her and she carried herself like a mistress of the old times.

She had pride strong enough to face against monsters like Aizen and Johan, she was simply the master of her own world.

None could crash that world...she thought.

Soon she would find herself put between a dilemma she disliked.

A dilemma of illogical trust in the future and a logical choice.

Each choice possessed it's cost and she herself...understood that all too well.

"Sakurako-san!" The young man called Takayanagi called out to her one day as she stood calmly inside an all too old storage room.

"Ah...Takayanagi, you're here" she said as she raised her head and glanced a look at him.

"I am...do you mind telling me why you called me out here?"

Sakurako sighed as she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Don't act like you have something important going on, you're just going to hang out with Shizuka and Chabashira again"

Takayanagi sighed before nodding slightly.

"Thought as much, listen Takayanagi...i understand that you want to disconnect yourself from this war we started with Johan and class A but that's practically impossible, not only are we now going on the headlines of news for the murders Gaku did but there have been fourteen suicides, Chairman Sakayanagi won't be able to cover everything himself and he will have to submit to Johan's stupid tricks"

Takayanagi rubbed his chin a little before asking a question somewhat nervously.

"Haven't you and the president been making some good progress in finding a way to remove Johan?..."

Sakurako looked at him with a deadpan look before sighing as she rubbed her temples.

"Takayanagi...don't be an idiot. If Johan really was going to be removed he'd never have shown a single transparent hint of his crimes like he did...he knows and is simply toying with us." Sakurako said as she crossed her arms calmly.

"What do you mean he knows?!, you're basically a ghost to everyone but me and Shizuka and The president!!" he exclaimed to which Sakurako smiled as she nodded.

"Dum Spiro, spero. While i breath, i hope...My deductions have been good enough for now, although it fucking frustrates me like all hell to lose like this...i'll just have to pass on the torch to someone else"

Sakurako slowly put her hand in her bag and handed a notebook to Takayanagi.

"Memorize every single thing in this notebook, etch these words in your brain and keep them till you meet someone who can continue my work, when you do...burn this notebook!"

Takayanagi's eyes widened as he looked at her.

"What do you mean continue your work?!, are you giving up!!?"