The mission was simple, infiltrate the House of Laughter and have Genkaku claim his insanity to the psycho clowns and have her pretend to be insane as well...pray they buy it and find out what became of the children. Easier said then done given the lives at stake. How would she shut off her emotions if they start killing the children? Are the children even still alive? Have they been blood possessed?
Genkaku spoke softly in a whisper. "Hey. Calm down, the Demon can practically feel your thoughts pounding away within your skull. So do us both a favor and calm down, unless you want an aneurism?"
They slowly started to walk through the corridors sneaking through the maze of mirrors. The Demon didn't acknowledge the existence of any traps so far, and yet this felt like they were walking inside of the mirror funhouse from IT Chapter 2.
"How do you handle it?"
"Handlewhat?"
"How do you always remain calm dealing with that...insanity?"
"That insanity your speaking of is nothing really...The Demons like an annoying hornet, all I need is a can of bug spray. It's stopping the hornets swarm that's—huh!" He froze when he saw the next mirror wasn't a mirror but a open doorway to a small room of mirrors. In the middle of the room was a missing police officer's decomposing corpse. The body was tied to a chair with his head hung back over the headrest, his mouth opened in a scream, but the face was melted down to bone. The calling card of the Reaper.
Akemi was horrified but hid her reaction behind her hair.
The Demon made Genkaku smirk. "They clearly know we're here..."
"What?!"
Genkaku hissed a whispered reply. "Calm Down Dammit!"
He smirked wickedly. "It's rather obvious...they haven't killed us yet. Their probably intrigued by our appearance and want to test our skill. Likely the kid is watching us from somewhere. So play along with my insanity card. You're a Yokai so play the part or are you to scared of rejection by the King?!"
Akemi was forced to steel her nerves and play the part assigned to her.
She sighed. "Ah...Alright. Then by all means let's give them a show."
She grinned like the Harionago Yokai and giggled wickedly as she spoke loudly. "Oh Look! It's a boy in blue! I don't think his family will recognize him now! Look at him he's a skeleton Hahaha! To bad so sad, right Kyōki?"
Genkaku hated his first name but given the situation he rolled his head back and cackled like the Joker from the Batman movies allowing the Demon to speak for him.
"It won't be an open casket that's for sure! These Clowns sure know how to kill a man!"
"You still think they'll be open for new members Kyōki?" Akemi grinned wickedly. "After all the Crimson King Joker is a real psychopath among inferior criminals like us. Think you'll be able to impress?"
"Heh! We'll fit right in Yūrei!"
Suddenly a giggling laughter echoed around them. A trapdoor in the ceiling opened and a fifteen year old girl swung out from the trapdoor and landed into the Peacock pose.
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