The helping spirit.

The start.

Isamu opened his eyes shaking violently, he seemed panicked as he looked around the unknown area, everything looked destroyed. A red hue around him. He got up....

"Am I in hell?" He silently questioned himself.... he pulled his lantern out... walking ahead. He didn't know if he should be terrified.... he has died. And now in hell. What is the point of continuing? Who is he doing this for? His brother didn't care that he died.... did he? So why is he here.... He brushed the thought off. As he walked forward his brown eyes peering around in alert. It was when he saw a big Japanese mansion.

"A mansion? In hell? Seriously?" He seemed unamused as he walked forward, only to be greeted by two monsters, one had a ox head... while the other has a horse one.

And he got in the mansion after those two argued to bring him to the "old man" and he was in front of the red demon, he remembered him very well. He stared blanky as the demon continued to speak, keono? What his name again? Does he care? No not really.

After the man was done speaking, he looked around seeing a heart, he picked it up with disgust and looked at the table thing in between. Should he? He curiously puts the heart in one the hands. Ohh.... there are 3 more hands maybe he needs to find more around.

And after some struggle and fist fight with a dang fly, he retrieved all the hearts from all the locations. He was confused nothing happened. He was about to give up. When he leaned against the table making it spin. "Another puzzle? hm." He continued to spin it until the hearts disappeared, and he looked back at the mouth door.

He walked through seeing an orb, he walked over but when he did. It turned red. He walked more closer.... and a summoning circle formed. The ground shakes violently as he moved back surprise.... Oh shit, A monster with  brownish-red-skinned entity with lanky limbs wearing a dirty, torn orange shirt exposing half of his chest and pants that look like a monk uniform. It has long, pointy fingers and its feet are akin to that of a bird's. It has a large, elongated neck and large, slightly curved horns on each side of its head. Its mouth opens into a large smile filled with dirty yellow teeth and it has beady white eyes with small black pupils. On the back of its head, it has another head with exposed muscle. Its back head lacks lips, revealing its gums. It has tendons stretching across its large smile that is also filled with yellow teeth. And it started to chase him

Isamu ran, another time he runs again. When will he get a fight with one of them? Everything makes him want to punch these monsters. And in thought Isamu tripped. And by the time he tried to get up, The monster reached him, he shut his eyes tightly waiting for his death, but instead a loud screech was heard from the monster.... Isamu looked back up. To see a figure

It was a normal height figure. Wearing a cape and a hood covering his hair under it. The figure... had black boots and fingerless gloves. The only thing Isamu could make out. And the figure was holding a sythe... bigger then the person's slim figure. The monster was in pain as one of it's hands were cut off. The figure looks at Isamu the figure's face unseen under the completely white mask, aside from the black moon marks on it

The figure swiftly picked Isamu up like he weight's nothing, even though the figure was much more small in body shape against Isamu "What is going on?" Isamu questioned shocked and surprised.... the figure never replied. And they got out. They reached the other part of the maze where the figure puts Isamu down "Thank you for saving me.... but who are you?! And how are you here? I thought I was alone here.... And how did you... do that to the monster?"

Isamu asked, the figure replied in a light and soft like tone. A male was it "Your welcome. I am Shirou. Well I'm here somehow. I'm here to guide you and protect you."

Isamu spoke confused yet shook "Okay shirou.... okay... but why...? Guide me? Protect me....?"
Shirou replied back "Well, Your soul doesn't belong in hell, nor In heaven as it seems. So you aren't supposed to be here too. And.... because we need to stop Enzukai.... from taking more steps.... and because you have survived there so long. You seem perfect to help me out."

Isamu went silent trying to understand the information... "So you will help me out of here....?"
Shirou nods. "Yes indeed. And... we can try to save your brother too. I know deep down you want to. To also apologize to him about your regrets...."

Isamu went silent.... "Okay. I am willing to work along. We can get my brother. And defeat that demon once and for all." Shirou nods. "Very well then young man."

"Okay no offense. But you seem to be he young one here how old are you 16?" Isamu said looking at guy in front of him. Shirou stayed silent before speaking. "You're not wrong. I'd say that. I am indeed 17." Isamu then spoke. "Oh."