Sacred Killers - Akuma no yoru

Night Terror

A couple of days later - Katoichi's mansion

Muigetsu and Kairo were outside, Kairo's eyes weren't as bad as before aside from the slight redness around the edges. Muigetsu continued to concentrate, holding his hand forward trying to muster the same strength he once did. After a while, he started to get frustrated.

[Muigetsu] Dammit man! I can't bring it out!

[Kairo] I still can't remember anything. Are you sure that we both are "cursed"?

[Muigetsu] I'm sure, I used it while we were there at that place.

[Kairo] Did you, or we, fight anybody?

[Muigetsu] We did, you'll see, but at the time we didn't show any signs of us being cursed. I don't even know how I got mine, I just saw something and it helped me see what was inside of me. I kept on trying, and I ended up drawing it out, but now I can't.

[Kairo] I just wish I didn't forget anything, I want to know what happened and what exactly is going on. Months? When I first woke up, it only felt like I was out for a couple of hours.

[Muigetsu] It'll take time, but you'll slowly get your memories back, and your mind will show you how to use it. For some reason, most likely because I never fully drew out its power, I ended up forgetting that feeling. Either that, or if I really...died like Katoichi said, maybe I really no longer have access to it.

[Kairo] Maybe, we don't know yet.

A throbbing pain on the right side of Kairo's head hit him full force like a knife being stabbed into his cranium. He clutched onto his skull and groaned in pain. Ringing in his ears followed and he started to hear these whispers he had no recollection of.

[???] *inaudible* Remember....

After a couple of seconds everything went back to normal except for Kairo's body. He felt drained and started to feel sleepy, breathing heavily like he had just finished running.

[Muigetsu] *in his mind* It's happening...

[Kairo] *exhausted* What the fuck...

[Muigetsu] Why don't we go back inside, we've done enough out here.

[Kairo] I was going to cook something but I don't really feel up to it now. And now that I think of it...my hair seems shorter than it was like a couple inches off. Did Kotaro do that?

[Muigetsu] No, just let's go back inside, you just need some rest.

[Kairo] Yeah maybe you're right.

Later on that night

Both laying down in the bed, drowning in their own thoughts, they drifted off into sleep. Katoichi walked into the room to see them asleep instead of being wide awake which was a good sign considering that the last few nights, especially for Muigetsu, had been restless for them. However, a little while after Katoichi closed the door and left, sweat accumulated on Kairo's forehead while he was asleep.

In Kairo's mind

Kairo was chained up inside of a very dark cave. His body felt very heavy and his body was heated like he was being burned over a stake. When he looked around, all he could see was red dots like eyes staring at him and echoed hissing bouncing off the cave walls. He struggled to break free but it was futile-a red eyed figure slowly came into view that he couldn't yet make out. It creeped up to him, his eyes getting brighter, saying softly "remember" as the others behind repeated.

[Kairo] *breathing heavily* What is all of this?

As the figure came into view, Kairo's eyes widened. It had the face of his dad, except their frame was exceptionally large, their eyes were red, they had long sharp fangs, and eyes like a cat. They looked like a monster, and Kairo couldn't believe that it was his dad in front of him. He closed in on Kairo, inflicting him with intense fear as he couldn't escape, only spouting at him to remember. He grabbed onto his shoulders, Kairo's loud cries for help ringing the room which didn't stop anything-he jerked and tried to pull away, yet nothing could make him yield. The monster in front of him sank his teeth into Kairo's neck. This didn't feel like a dream, Kairo could feel everything. The blood being sucked out of his neck like a straw, the burning pain throughout his entire body, and the stabbing pain of the sharp fangs stabbed inside his neck.