Akuma No Kage: Season 4

Chapter 1: The Confusion Clears

"Hello... Little brother..." The man said, putting down his mask, with a smirk on his face. Jiyu was speechless, as well as stunned at who had been hiding behind that mask. "I...Itami...?" Jiyu asked, still utterly confused from such a situation. He nodded, the smirk still on his face. Then, Jiyu hugged him tight, and spoke, "Wh-what the hell... How is this possible...? And how did you know... How is all of this shit happening, it still doesn't make any sense..." "I can't blame you for that, so I'll explain exactly what both me and Yami had to go through... First, you need an understanding of why Yami did what she did, so I'll start with her past... When she was only eight years old... It happened."

A little girl with long, beautiful, braided black hair stared at the lake, an abundance of trees behind her, which only cleared up to outline the log cabin which the girl was infront of, a few meters away from, looking out into the lake with her arms behind her back. Then, a boy with jet black hair, and emerald green eyes opened the door, and called out to the girl, "Yami! Come in and get washed up, it's time for dinner!!" He had a smile on his face. The girl turned around, smiling, and beginning to walk up to the cabin "Yes, Brother!" She then walked up the stairs which belonged to the deck that was attached to the log cabin, the boy who was much taller than her, and looked to be about 14 or 15 kept the door open as she walked in, walking in behind her and shutting the door.

Four people sat around the table, which had 4 plates, each belonging to one of them, that were smothered in delecious looking foods. They all bowed, and spoke firmly, yet gently, "I gratefully accept this food." Then, when they raised their heads they began eating. Yami sat across from a man who was bald, and had more food than anybody at the table at his plate. While the boy sat in the seat across from the woman who looked like a much older version of Yami, with the same long, beautiful, braided black hair that she had, who wore an apron. They ate silently, but on the inside they enjoyed the food very much which the woman in the apron, who happened to be their mother had made for them, they ate until they were done, then waited until everybody else at the table was also done eating, then all four of them bowed, and spoke, "I dearly thank you for this food." Then, raised their heads and stood up, walking away from the table.

Yami sat down on the pier, with her legs hanging off, which she swung at a leisurely pace, switching her gaze from below in the lake, to far out in the lake at times. Either way, she still looked at the bright blue lake. Though, the sky was nice too, it was a nice, beautiful shade of orange, with many whispy clouds spread around the sky. Then, the door to the cabin opened, Yami's brother walking out and onto the pier, until he reached where Yami sat, sitting down about a foot beside her, hanging his legs off, which almost made contact with the water. "Yami, why do you always come out here so much? Even in the winter, on every day that you can, you're out here, just looking at the lake." She looked deep down into the lake, then spoke, "I don't exactly know... But if I had to choose, I think I'd say..." She looked up at him and smiled as she spoke, "Because the water reminds me of peace!" He had a reaction which made him look like he was a bit surprised, but then he smiled, and spoke gently, "That's nice... But, why exactly do you like peace that much?" She smiled, then spoke, "Because it's nice!" He chuckled a bit at her response, then patted her head gently. "But mother says I have to get a job and get married when I get older! I don't wanna get married to some stranger!" He chuckled a bit more, then she spoke, "Brother, will you marry me?!" "Why would you want to marry me?" He asked, smiling. "Because, you're not a stranger and you're always really nice to everybody!" "That's sweet, but I'm not as great as you say" He responded, still smiling. "But, if you insist, I'll marry you when you're old enough!" He said, jokingly. Yami smiled and hugged him. He patted his head, then spoke gently, "Yami, it's getting dark, we should go inside." She nodded and smiled, then spoke playfully, putting her arms out to him as he stood up, "Carry me!" "Yes, my princess!" He said, smiling and picking her up, carrying her inside.