"You are being a bad girl now."
"Are you real ?" She was doubting if this was even reality after experiencing worse memorises those she had forgotten.
Denu bristled at that "question" he tried his best not to be ok impulsive because she wasn't in right condition.
"Just relax, it's not a dream. I am real, you are real, this place is real. Even though you don't believe me." His strockes on her became firmer and slower."but I will keep reminding you that."
She hiccuped as more tears fell." Sorry but the doubt that it could be a dream isn't leaving my head."
His palm stopped." It's fine. You don't have to believe it yet. Just relax, take a deep breath."
"It's overwhelming, I can't relax. It's uncomfortable." Her discomfort was worse then any other human as she wasn't used to human form yet fully even if she can walk or run but her mental states were more intense then others.
"Just stay then." His words were like a sound she always wanted to hear." I can't fix this, I know. I can't stop the pressure you are feeling, I know. I might be a dream to you yet then let me be a dream you always wanted to see."
She lifted her head, meeting his gaze, she was still feeling overwhelmed but she was listening, listening to his words those had no affect on her state.
He continued." Then, it no longer will be painful."
"No, you are not a dream." She refuses Denu was relieved by her refusal as now she won't be doubting completely instead fight against it." I don't want it to be a dream, not even the one I always wanted because I already have it in reality."
"You are dumb, you know." He said with a smile, his hand reached out as he slided her hairs away from her face.
"I know." She said and then she began to lower herself to his heart.
"What are you doing ?" Though he didn't stop her.
"Trying to know if you are real." She stopped at the spot of his heart then she placed her ear on his chest the "lub-dub" of his heart was relaxing. However, the reason she gave was a lie because she had no reason.
"It's thump - thump." She said, she didn't look at him, while his gaze was fixed on top of her head.
"What is it saying ?"
"It's saying." She paused hearing it more carefully." That, I am making it suffocate."
"Oh." Denu was surprised, he wasn't expecting her to reply like that.
"And?"
She heard more of his heartbeats." It hates Denu for letting me hear it."
Denu was amused by her answer, he played along.
"And?"
"It is sad." She replied.
"Why is it sad ?"
"Because I am sad. If I am happy, it will be happy."
She doesn't seem to be playing but seriously answering Denu, while Denu was playing along with her act because it was distracting her from all the pain, he kept asking, she kept answering.
Akarum was standing in the courtyard black blood dripping from the knife that he was holding and from his neck which was regenerating. Flint and Kashime still were in deep slumber.
"I can't kill him, he is regenerating." Akarum was now in control of the eye angel, his body was going through rapid changes because he possessed "Conditional Mixture."
His body began to move inside, while his body was going inside, Flint's eyes flickered he was waking up.
Akarum's body stopped before Asami's room's door, his hand pushed the door inside.
"Kill her, what are you doing ?"
No response came from Asami who was under bed trying to find something as eye angel can sense their own kind, it had already sensed that one eye angel is upstairs.
She then came outside with a sword in hand and stabbed herself without a second thought, her vision blurred, blood pouring out of her neck. Her body feel in the floor and just like that she was dead the blood was still pooling from her neck.
Akarum's face showed no emotion, his body moved, pulled the sowrd out of her neck, Asami's body has went still and she didn't even see the reason of her death.
When Akarum's body moved behind there was Flint standing his expressions reflecting pure rage but Akarum's body didn't flinch.
"Akarum!" Flint aimed to grab Akarum's neck but he dodged it instinctively, eye angel didn't do the movement it was Akarum's own muscle memory.
Why did I dodge ?
As Flint moved his left elbow to strike on right side of Akarum's forehead this time Akarum's body didn't dodge, he was thrown near the wall.
"She was the only one live after everyone, you.... you." He moved, grabbing Akarum's collar, he pulled Akarum's face closer, Flint's teeth clutched. Akarum's body didn't even try to resist as the eye angel wanted him dead, the only function that they have is kill the host, it had already tried it though because Akarum regenerated it was unable to kill Akarum unlike Asami who didn't have ability to regenerate, now it was intensionally letting Akarum's body get harmed.
"Flint?" Kashime called, upon her voice Flint shifted his head toward the left side of hallway where she was standing.
As soon as she processed the situation, she lurched forward in a flash, she pulled Flint away from Akarum.
Stopping before the door of Asami's room, when she turned her gaze to look inside at the smell, as she saw Asami's dead body, her grip slipped from Flint's collar.
"What happened here ?" Her voice was quieter.
"He killed grandma." Flint didn't try to move from his position as if his body has lost its soul.
"Why would he ?" Kashime swung in Akarum's direction, the sword in Akarum's hand, the red blood dripping from it's edge was the proof for Flint, rest filled his own mind.
"Kill me." Akarum's body requested.
Kashime was not able to process his words properly, they were too much the way he requested was almost like a plead, though it was the eye angel's not his which Kashime wasn't aware of.
"Kashi, kill him." Flint wasn't requesting, it was almost like he wanted it to be true without any second option.
"Are you insane ? I can't do that." Kashime's tone came out sharp, silencing Flint though he was not silent inside.
Then, Akarum began to cough blood, Flint didn't react to it. While Kashime wanted to help him but after what she saw and heard her muscles were resisting, Akarum's back started to hurt the pain was unbearable, he rubbed his back against the wall intensely attempting to ease the pain.
He had gotten control back somehow. However, something seemed to be becoming a part of his blood, his skin and his body.
Unable to hold back, Kashime rushed to him.
"Stay still." She placed her palm on his shoulder but he didn't stop rubbing his back against the wall.
"It's itching too much."
The white particals began to release as her white outline glowed, his pain faded but the feeling of something merging into him didn't fade.
Then, they were interrupted by Flint.
"If you won't do it, I will do it." He moved his hand hallway, clutching his fist, there was no empathy in his gaze.
Kashime immediately pulled her hand back, her white outline 's glow faded, she turned toward Flint.
"You can't be serious."
"I am serious. Why do you even care about a stranger ?" Flint accused with indifferent.
"Stranger?" Kashime inhaled slowly." Killing isn't worth, Flint get in your senses. You are crazy."
Akarum's mind began to recall the memories, he remembered everything no matter if the eye angel controlling him but it was his vision, his mind afterward, nothing was missing.
"Mrs Asami killed herself, I didn't do that."
"Lies!" Flint shouted." You are holding the sword and why would grandma kill herself ?"
"Shut up you both." Kashime screamed, her words were final and they both knew that, no one tried to speak again or even thought of it.
The itching feeling had gone from Akarum's back as well as the feeling of something merging with him vanished too.
"I see, you are choosing him." Flint's voice was like a cold water of bucket to Kashime.
"I am not choosing anyone. I am trying to solve the situation with a brain that you seem to lack right now."
Kashime responded sharply.
"First, we will wait Fate's Followers to arrive as they always know who died and where somehow then will move to something else."
As she said that, Fate's Followers voices came from outside.
"They have arrived." Kashime said." Follow."
Akarum, Flint and Kashime stepped downstairs, moving to the gates then as they reached the gates.
Kashime pushed them open.
"Where is the dead ?" One of Fate's Followers asked they were already aware of Asami's death through Fate's letter, no one was wearing blindfold.
"Inside." She answered.
Fate's Followers didn't ask twice, they moved, Kashime stepped aside.
Fate's Followers brought the coffin which they were holding inside, and placed it in the courtyard.
Flint's was staring at Akarum this whole time, his gaze predictory, Akarum flinched as he noticed Flint staring at him.
"Weirdo." Akarum turned his gaze away from him to Fate's Followers who were heading upstairs now.