Chapter 8.6: Mori Fujiwara's Past: The Lost Right Hand

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Mori Fujiwara... another strong-willed girl with a sweet personality... let's see what she was in the past, shall we?


Mori Fujiwara is born normally in this world. No powers, no insane strength, nothing. Although, she was born in a very... odd family. She is the youngest child in her family or the only son "alive" because her brother and sister died due to a car accident before she was even born. Her mother turned alcholic and abusive while her dad tried calm her down but is also over-protective of Mori. Due to this unbalanced sides, they divorce and Mori is left with her father. She still attends her elementary school and in fact, she is about to graduate from it. Her father takes a seat from the chairs and waits for the program to start. Soon, a teacher walks on stage with a microphone on and speaks delightedly.


"Today, July 13, 2018, is the day everyone has been waiting and looking forward to. graduation of batch 2018, with the theme of K-12 graduation: Shaped by sustainable education!"


The people clap their hands as the people with honors start climbing to the stage before bowing down in appreciation as they recieve their certificate of graduation. Mori Fujiwara is, of course, one of these students to recognition. She smiles as she bows down in appreciation. The moment is captured by both her dad using his cellphone to take a picture and an official photographist in the side. Either way, both pictures are now sitting at Mori's bedroom, forever reminding her of the joyous moments she had in that day. But the past is the past, she continues to move on as she enters high school. She thinks that this would be the most fun part of her life, but one day, as she is in the 3rd quarter of her first year, her father goes ill, so much so that he's now in the hospital, desperately fighting for life and death. Each time her school ends, she goes on to visit her father from the hospital, with each one, her father is dying slowly. One day, Mori decides to sleep next to her father, only to wake up early in the morning to hear the "death rattle". She wasn't even shocked, she was expecting this so all she could really do is accept. She holds her father's hand with her right hand with great care and sadness in her face, even going as far as shedding a tear.


On the day of her father's burial, despite her only choice, that being accept his death, she still couldn't move on easily. As she looks down to the grave, she drops to the ground and sobs quietly in the light rain. As she progress in high school, she couldn't really move on like she expected to. This sends her spiraling down to depression, with each passing day becoming a chore for her, finding no joy as she is always alone. The only friend she has ever made was Tyrone Takashi but he was the one to start talking to her in the first place... but now she's basically pushing her away because she doesn't wanna be a burden. She thinks it's her fault that her father died because she wasn't strong enough to defend herself from the terrorist attack. Her father protected her but got shot by a poisonous bullet, ending his life in the process. Mori's right hand is a painful reminder of her father as she held him at his last moments. Mori kept rolling and rolling and rolling until her final roll was over. She stood in the chair as she puts around a noose on her neck. She can't take it anymore... she just wants to see her father again... she just wants to rest with her father and apologize to him. Before she could end her life, the door bursts open, revealing Tyrone with a worried face.


"MORI! DON'T!"

"Don't stop me! I don't want to be a burden any longer!"


Mori jumps from the chair but Tyrone swiftly cuts the noose, catching her and held her in his arms. She looks at his eyes with tears welling up.


"WHY?! Why did you have to do that..."

"Mori... i can't let someone die in front of me... i knew something was off about you... the way you look at me with those empty eyes from before... it says alot."

Mori looks away, avoiding Tyrone gaze after he said that

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Mori looks away, avoiding Tyrone gaze after he said that. She speaks with a breathy tone


"Why...? Why are you saving a murd-"

"No you're not! Is this about your father?"

"Yeah... i... couldn't protect him..."

"It's not like you can do anything at the time! Your father's death was not your fault, so stop blaming yourself!"

"But i could've atleast died instead..."

"No! He'd be in the same place as you! You don't him to die because of you, right? Same goes for your father in heaven!"

"But-"

"No buts! Look... if you're in pain, just know that i'm right here."


Tyrone holds her right hand and looks at her intently.


"I will never leave until you get better. I will be... your right hand."


Mori's eyes begin tearing up and her face sinks in Tyrone shirts as she wails and lets out cries of sorrow and pain while he justs rubs her back in reassurance.

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