Curse named human

Curse named human - Part 29 / 40

Song to this chapter: 10 – The bruised soul

† Curse named human †

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Part 29

Rebirth

In his Angel of Death-Mode, Toshiya passed cities, villages, forests, countrysides and rivers. The cold night wind glided over his wings, the fresh air played with his hair and senses. The night sky was especially beautiful this night, the stars clear, burning lights which seemed to surround him. Toshiya loved flying at night, compared to his daily life, everything felt meaningless and small.

He concentrated on Sakito's energy, speculating that Kaoru's close employee was with him since they both vanished several weeks ago. This speculation guided him hundreds of kilometers south of the main island, far into the countryside. There, in the middle of nowhere, in an unknown little village, he landed on pavement in front of storehouses of a fishing company. The smell of dead fish was all around him and made him cringe since his senses were on high alert. His wings disappeared, the red eyes turned into a warm brown again and Toshiya became visible to the physical world. He looked around but no one could be seen. Putting his hands into his pockets, he walked straight on, passed the large metal doors of the storehouses and the little fishing boats at the sea side.

After all this time with Kaoru, Toshiya knew that he was deep into a lot of businesses which most likely lay in some kind of gray-zone to the legal world. Nevertheless, he was a person well respected and Toshiya could never complain about being treated unjust or even witnessed Kaoru treating anyone else unkind. He was strict but followed everything he did with honor and respect.

What this kind of business did to Kaoru on a spiritual level, to his karma, Toshiya couldn't tell. He knew of the laws of doing good, receiving good, doing bad, receiving bad... but where were the limits here? Was he closer to heaven or to hell or didn't it matter as long as a nice person came out at the end? Philosophical questions with no answers and his head was fuming when Toshiya tried to find himself in between all this.

A deep breath of cold air and his senses guided him out of the harbor onto a little street which seemed to pass through the nearby village. The little houses which were beautifully lid, brightened the dark countryside. No cars or voices could be heard, it was a silence Toshiya didn't know from Tokyo. It was beautiful.

The first house which he passed seemed to be the local bar where all kind of village men met after their working hours and exchanged the little news they got during the day. A group of young men stood outside with their motor bikes, laughter and loud conversations filled the silent night. They were about five people and the stench of alcohol carried through the air. Toshiya thought of making himself invisible but it was too late when one of them started shouting over to the other side of the street. Toshiya panicked internally but kept his pace and walked on.... which did no good. One tall but slender guy came over and tried to involve Toshiya in some kind of conversation which was hopeless since he had too much to drink. He started to become loud after Toshiya didn't answer and passed him on the street. The drunk guy lifted his arm to grab for Toshiya's shoulder, in shock Toshiya turned around.... only to see that someone hold onto the guys arm and pushed him back.

"Get lost Taka, you're drunk!"

"How d-dare you..!"

Another shove from the guy in front of Toshiya and the drunk went murmuring his way, back to the group. It was then that Toshiya realized what kind of energy his strange savior in front of him had. This guy seemed so rooted to the earth, although not physically trained, he seemed so strong and honest. His aura was full of colors.... something Toshiya hardly saw in Tokyo. The guy turned around. He was wildly pierced and his hair had a funny haircut and hair color. His clothing was picked like his personality seemed: Wild and different.