Shadow Fangs

Chapter 51 Ren route pt.5

It took a good half hour to get Zorakuba to stop freaking out about the whole ordeal he was in and an entire hour to calm him down enough to try and figure out what happened as the began to make their way back to Aoba's home. Lunch was....obviously cancelled.

Aoba had to pick up Zorakiba because he was having a hard time walking in his new state of being which was probably for the best since Zorakuba seemed like he would panick again at any moment.

"W...what do you think happened?" Aoba asked after a long pause and debate with himself whether or not he should say something. Zorakuba shrugged his tiny shoulders and glanced down at his tiny black pawpads "I...I have no idea....all I know is that guy did something to me after you used scrap to snap me out of whatever that was....do....do you think it has something to do with my Scrap?"

None of them had answers to this question though all of them suspected this was the case. When the trio got home...Tai was understandably surprised. She thought the same thing though...that it was his scrap power combined with what the man did to him. As to how she didn't have a clue...

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It was well late into the evening now by the time Zorakuba got a steady grasp of how to move in his new body. Most of the others were asleep at this point but he couldn't do it...Zorakuba was far too upset. No matter how much he tried to, he couldn't wipe out the days events from his mind...nor could he forget the sight of that God awful chair. He'd been tortured for so long, primarily on that chair, he doubted he'd ever truly forget it or heal.

As he was thinking this, he heard little taps approach. When he turned around he discovered Ren had gotten up to come check on him. Both were now in the living room. "Zorakuba...are you alright? I could sense your distress from Aoba's room."

He paused before glancing down with a sigh, shaking his fluffy head, hid massive ears twitching quietly. "I'm not sure Ren...I...I'm so confused and...worried right now..." he said quietly. There was more to what he was saying. Ren could tell immediately...

"Zorakuba-san...I'm not sure what happened or what you saw back there, but we'll figure this out." He said after a moment. The two were sitting on the couch now as they talked. Zorakuba seemed solemn and quiet through most of this conversation though he was thankful for Ren's company. It helped dull the pain of the memories for just a little while. His large fluffy ears laid back sadly after a moment.

"Thank you Ren....really. I appreciate all that you and Aoba are doing for me..." he paused for a short moment before taking a small breath. "I...saw such a horrid thing when I was caught in that weird illusion...It's something I can never forget..." he shut his glossy black eyes tightly as if to shut out the thought of it but no matter what he tried...he could still see it there. That chair....that damned chair...the torture from Toue...it was almost too much to bare.

Sensing Zorakuba's distress, Ren scoot closer to him, resting against him quietly. Zorakuba oddly didnt mind this...in fact the gesture made him relax a little and open his eyes to look at Ren before sighing and resting against him as well. The two fell into a comfortable silence after that, and Zorakuba felt himself grow tired in a sort of strange way he hadn't felt before. Of course, this was likely due to the fact he wasn't exactly human (or somewhat human) anymore. He didnt have the time to dwell on it, however, since he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

(Hey guys! Sorry for the late updates as of late. I've just been very busy and very tired. Anywho! What did you guys think of this chapter? I'm thinking about making a dream sequence as the next chapter so let me know if you'd like that or not.)

{Option 1} -Yes do the dream sequence!

{Option 2} -No don't do the dream sequence.