The Twilight Child

Bring The Pain-Mindless Self Indulgence

Takahashi put his hand outside of the window,feeling the cold wind outside.

"Haven't anyone told you that putting your hands outside of a moving vehicle is dangerous?"He heard Hiearath say and smiled,putting his hand back inside.

"I'm sorry,Mom,i won't do it again."He joked,a little smile on his face,eyes half lidded.He rested his head close to the window so he could feel the cold wind.

"Are you okay?"He heard in front of him and saw Hiearath sitting in front of him.

He nodded,humming before closing his eyes.

"If it was because of yesterday..."Takahashi made a protesting noise,shaking his head.

"I'm fine with what happened yesterday.I shouldn't have exploded at you.I'm sorry."He said quietly,he heard shuffling.He kept his eyes closed.

He felt a arm around him and hummed happily,leaning towards the owner.
He felt Hiearath nose on the top of his head.

Takahashi wrapped his arms around Hiearath,shifting to a more comfortable position.

"Have you been resting like we told you to?"Hiearath asked,his voice soft on his ears.He hummed confirming it,he knew he had to rest now more than ever.

Fingers combed his hair and for a moment he was certain he would fall asleep.

And then his door slammed open,startling both of them.

He opened his eyes and saw Rei stomping her way in.

"Rei?"

Rei turned to them and then threw them a apologetic look.

"Sorry,i just wanted to warn you to be careful,we're passing through a heavy area,if you know what i mean."She signed and Takahashi tensed.

"Now?"He asked,feeling Hiearath's confused look.

"In some hours."She signed and Takahashi groaned,annoyed.He moved to close the window,giving one last look to the beautiful rainy weather.

Hmm.Just when he thought things were going to be quiet.

"What's going on?"He heard Hiearath ask confused,looking at Takahashi and Rei.

"Kodais,Hith.One of the reasons of why i can't sleep right."He said and Hiearath looked at the window.

He sighed.

"You should stay very away from it too."He warned and Hiearath frowned.

"I'm dead,what can it do?"Takahashi flinched at the reminder,Hiearath sent him a apologetic look.

"Believe me,it doesn't care if you're dead or not,it's going to eat you."He said and Hiearath gulped silently.

He turned to Rei.

"You can stay with us if you want to."He said and she nodded and climbed to the seat in front of them.

He layed back on Hiearath's embrace.

"I'll try to sleep a little more.If anything happens,wake me up."He said and they nodded.

He closed his eyes.
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Thunder striked and Takahashi's hands shot up on defensive instinct.

He looked around, not recognizing where he is.Trees surrounded him again,lightning being the only source of light.

Something felt different.

Takahashi got up,turned around and froze.Lightning flashed again, Lighting a silhouette in front of him.

He stilled and when lightning striked again,the silhouette was gone.

But he could still feel a presence lingering around.

"Who's there?"He asked and closed his hands in fists,red lightning traveling through his skin.

"I am here."A rough voice echoed and Takahashi gulped, shivering.

This wasn't good.

"Who are you?"

"I have many names."The voice sounded closer."None of them,are pronounceable to you."

Takahashi stepped back.

"Do not fear,my child.You have no reason to fear me.Unless you oppose to the offer i have for you."The creature said and Takahashi took a deep breath.

"And what is this offer?"He asked looking around for the owner of the voice.

"The same offer i made your friend Hakeem make to you.Isabella and i are going to wipe the human plague from existence,i wish that you join us without restraint."He found the humanoid silhouette again and closed his hands in fists.

He could see what seemed like bull horns in the head of the creature.

"Yeah... about that..."He grimaced and the creature stepped closer to him,Takahashi stepped back.

"If you deny the offer,your friend will pay the price for you.He already tried to flee from our cause once.I made sure he stayed in line."The creature said and Takahashi tried to stay calm.

"What did you do to him?!"He growled and the creature tilted it's head to the side.

"I have not harmed him yet,just showed him the true path."That didn't make Takahashi calmer.

"When i find you, I'm going to make sure to show you the true path."He said,the red lightning sparkling in his hands.

"I don't think you will.When there's someone you care in the middle of the fighting,you get soft,weak."The creature mocked and Takahashi could see that it was smiling."And that's how i know that in the end,i will be the one standing."

The lightning in Takahashi's hands vanished and Takahashi tilted his head.

Oh, it's going to be like that,huh?

"Is that what you think?"Takahashi said and The Creature stepped closer.

"I know so,my calculations are never wrong."The creature smiled,sharp teeth glowing in the dark.

Takahashi shaked his head.

"I won't join you."He said and The creature nodded.

"I already expected that.Well,in that case...You better watch for your blue eyed love."The creature said,a snap sounded behind him and Takahashi turned around,red lightning coming back to life on his hands."But which blue eyed love am i talking about?"

"If you hurt them, I'll make you regret ever causing this mess!"Takahashi yelled in anger,another flash of light and he saw more than one silhouette this time.

Silhouettes he were familiar with.

"I won't hurt them."Takahashi turned back around to face the creature, it's sharp crooked teeth inclined out of it's mouth, it's nose sliced open,and now several open eyes around it's body, glowing turned to him."My babies will."

His clawed hand pointed at the kodais perched on the trees.Takahashi tried to stay calm,but the more he saw kodais surrounding him on the trees,the more panicked he would feel.

"Don't worry,i have two that are just special for you.I evolved them myself."It spoke like it had made the most incredible descovery.

"E-Evolved?"He stuttered and The Creature nodded,proud.

"You didn't think you had gotten rid of my Keiji yet,did you?"It asked and it's laugh echoed around his head.

"Y-You won't get away with this!"He tried to sound threatening,but it was too shaken to sound anything but scared.

"But i will.And i will have you to be on the true path soon.I always show them the truth."

Takahashi woke up with no lights to protect him from the dark.