𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙔 𝙈𝙀𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙎____[Lᵐᵏ ˣ Kᶰʸ]

𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙀𝙀𝙉

MISTY MEMORIES

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Chapter Nineteen
Repeating Nightmare
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❝My body will remember that anger that will not leave me until I die.❞

THE INKY COPY OF your brother smiled at you mockingly, watching you helplessly standing there. You let out a deep sigh and looked up at the curse. You raised your head and there stood a silhouette of a man... a man you missed so much.

"Father..."

You can do it, my child.

The illusion slowly disappeared, but the smile of your father and his faith in you were the boosts you needed, "My brother... Yuichiro, he would never blame me for his death. We're family and we protect each other, so shut your mouth and get lost!" Just as you said that, you swiftly moved and slashed the curse into tiny pieces, "You're making me sick. Don't give up, guys!" You exclaimed to your friends, hoping they would hear you.

"Yeah, well, we're pretty good at fakin' it till we makin' it, so you better takin' it, son!" You could hear Mei joining you which made you smile.

"Yeah! I might be a coward, but we've faced scarier monsters than you!" Tang joined you two as well, trying to be more brave. Everything around you started to light up, "I won't let some curse bully me or my friends a second longer!" Just as Wukong said that, the illusion the protective curse made disappeared and everything went back to normal. The curse was on the ground, all weakened and no longer able to fight. Mei and the others surrounded the curse and slammed their weapons down, creating a symbol to keep it down.

You saw Mk's body started to glitch again and you rushed to his side, "Mk, what's wrong?" You asked him, crouching down beside him. The boy was struggling to keep the glitching under his control, but it was clear that it was difficult. The curse saw Mk's condition and started to use it for its advantage, "You can see it, can't you? This is your fate. Your friends will turn on you, seeing you for the monster you will become." The curse said, trying to devastate Mk.

The boy forced himself to stand up, his firm changing, "Mk, don't listen to it." You tried to stop him from doing anything reckless, but he didn't listen and the curse didn't stop talking, "They will destroy you, Harbinger of Chaos. It's just like the Lady Bone Demon said. Despite your efforts, all you'll ever do is cause pain and suffering." This only seemed to fuel Mk's anger and the his incapability of controlling his monkey form.

"Stop talking! Get out of my head!"

And just like that, Mk leaped high in the air and dived at the curse with his fist, destroying it completely. Everyone cheered in victory as Mk returned back to his normal form, but your happiness didn't last long when blue cracks appeared on the ground. You got a bad feeling about this and you could tell that a new enemy is approaching. One of the cracks opened and out of it walked a blue lion. Wukong quickly moved and stood in front of you all, "You." That was all Monkey King said, anger evident on his face.

The lion sighed with a frown, "Me." Just like that, he snapped his fingers, making light consuming you.

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You opened your eyes and saw that you were somewhere else alone. You looked around you, seeing that you were in a forest of some sort.

"What happened? Who is that blue lion?" You thought as started to walk around, trying to recall what had actually happened. For some odd reason, the forest felt quite familiar to you, as if you had seen it before. As you walked, you found yourself walking through a certain path.

"You're so strong, father!"

You stopped in your place when you heard the sound... This voice. You hid behind a tree and took a peek, "Wh-What?" You thought with utter disbelief, your mint green eyes widening at the sight. There, in the clearing, stood your father and a younger version of yourself. Your father was chopping down trees while your younger self was watching in awe.

"Father." You mumbled as you clenched your fists tightly, your eyes softening at this view. Two more people joined your dad and your young self, Yuichiro and your mother. She smiled as she handed your father water, "There you go, you must really drink more water, dear." Your mother said with a slight scolding tone. Your father chuckled after he drank some water, "I tend to forget when I work, but thank you." He said with his usual soft smile.

"Big brother, father is so strong! He chopped the tree with one swing!"

"I'm not blinde, I saw it."

"It wasn't one swing, Y/N. Though I appreciate your compliment and faith in me." Your father stated while sweatdropping a bit.

"Y/N is just admiring you, honey." You mother said, petting your head. They all started to laugh happily as if nothing concerned them at all. You had missed these days... days when you were very happy and feared nothing. You looked away and decided to leave, trying your hardest to ignore the pain in your heart. You missed your family so much and you wished to go back to them, but you knew this was just a memory in the scroll and you will eventually leave this behind.

You let out a deep and sad sigh before proceeding to walk away from the happy family that once was yours.