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The boy moaned as Jake dragged him towards the abandoned side of the school's building and into the abandoned ritual room. The wallpaper was black and covered in soot and layers of dust collected over the years.
'From the information I got from this school, the fire broke out in this room,' Jake thought roughly dropping the battered-up student in the middle of the faded pentagon on the floor. 'It was rumored that some students were trying to summon a demon in this room but the ritual failed.'
The red candles illuminating the dark room reminded him of one of the assassins from Scorpion who was obsessed with the occult and saw his victims as 'works of art' instead of targets. What made him infamous was the way he left his victims; bloodied and decorated with pentagons honoring whatever he was worshiping. Jake hated him because the police always knew it was him thanks to his sloppy work and he would go insane on anyone who chastised him for his actions.
Jake recalled this as he picked up the ritual knife. His victim's eyes widened in horror when he saw his reflection on the crooked blade and he squirmed when he was grabbed by the throat.
"What did I tell you?" Jake placed the blade close to the boy's neck and glared. "I told you not to talk to her didn't I?"
His victim's body shivered as he recalled the warning Jake gave the boys in the library when they were spying on Emma studying and plotting to steal a manga she was reading. He wanted to know where his friends were but a grip on his throat prevented him from speaking. Jake released him and with a quick swipe of his knife across his victim's neck, blood sprayed across the pentagram his body collapsed on the dirty, burnt carpet where the pentagon was engraved in.
Jake stared at his body and plunged the bloodied knife into the skull. A portal flickered to life in front of him with a sense of the unknown behind it.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6obqz4Lns
He stepped in.
July 10th
12:30PM
School's over... Summer has started...
And I am watching you work yourself to death in this disgusting diner. I know the reason why you are working; you want to earn enough money to apply to the school of your choice.
I always wondered why you bother yourself with trivial things like this Beloved. You don't need to work so hard and you don't need to go to school or earn a career either because I am going to take care of you forever but here you are, working, enduring the private eyes of strangers and trying to befriend your co-workers who don't really like you. I can see the envy in their eyes and nothing thrills me more than to plug them out and crush them.
A lot of things have changed since the holiday began and I am excited to tell you about it. The ritual actually worked and when I stepped into the portal, I braced myself for something terrifying but it was the complete opposite; a black void containing four demons standing in a circle. One of them as a flirtatious succubus, the other was a sickly looking demon who kept muttering something about getting revenge and looked like a human being with a ball of fire on his head and it was releasing fire from his hands. It looked amazing but I wasn't interested in them. Fire magic is too basic.
The last demon looked like a girl with dark grey "hair", pearly white teeth, and red spider-like eyes wearing our school uniform that was grey in colour. It knew why I was here and it told me you were because someone on the other side fought for your destiny with only one wish: for you to have a happy ending. The problem is that this person indirectly made things worse by blessing you with untapped power that attracts mortals, demons and Snakes disguised as friends but she said you were wise. Wise enough to endure and overcome everything but foolish enough to let yourself be overwhelmed.
Who does she think she is calling you foolish? She doesn't know you like I do Beloved but you are delicate. Too delicate to be handled by strangers who don't know you. This is why we are destined to be together. I am your Samurai. I am your caretaker. I am the key to your happy ending.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAeLfheo1l
Anyway, it told me to seek out the Death Demon that was released into the mortal world and use him to guide me to our future and told me how to find him. He was hard but when I did find him, he taught me how to tap into my Spirit Power and how to use it to my advantage. It was similar to the physical law of 'Conversion of Energy' which states 'that matter can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to another'. This rule also applies to spirit power because its not created because it's already inside us and it can't be destroyed even when we die but it can be converted from one form to another almost immediately.
I tapped into my Spirit Power and realized it's a Dark Element which is a good thing It fits with my personality. I hope you don't mind that Beloved. Its to take care of you after all and I can get stronger in two ways; on my own by attaching emotions to my powers or by killing someone and observing their spirit power. 286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq0XbXeir0
Sitting at the table at the furthest part of the diner, Jake paused and looked up to see Emma laughing out loud at something a group of male customers said however, when she walked passed him, he could see the look of disgust on her face.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLGLBMeRFK
'I wish I had learned about this sooner because I have been an assassin for years and I have a lot of experience under my belt.' a disappointed sight escaped from his lips and he looked down at his dairy entry. Closing the book, he put it in his back and took out another one which held detailed instructions on the Spirit Power and the two main ways how to enhance it. Studying it again, a sadistic smile appeared on his lips and he scribbled on the book. The bright summer afternoon slowly transformed into a dark evening and once it was 8:00P.M, he walked out of the diner, hid inside a dark alleyway, and waited until he heard her loudly say her goodbyes and walk past him. When his eyes met her disappearing figure, he could feel the power surge through him, sending an excited chill up his spine. Keeping a safe distance behind her, he 'walked' her back to her apartment while feeling the power flow through his body until she entered the room and when he looked down at his hands, he discovered he was bathing in a purple glowing flame.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcyYBQxUA9
'My love for you, my determination to keep you safe...it makes me stronger!' he clenched his fist and threw his head up as his eyes glowed red and a twisted smile appeared on his face. 'Thank you, Beloved! Thank you for giving me the ability to protect you! Thank you!'286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLV4fe6AX3F
July 20th
1:30 A.M286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AtwWEIOt0
I have really manifested my powers Beloved and thanks to that, I am able to know your whole routine!286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTi70wBLpR
6:15AM: You wake up.
6:46AM: You do your morning duties.
7:30AM: You are in a taxi on your way to work.
8:05AM: You arrive at your work place.
8:15AM: You change into your work clothes.
8:30AM: You and the manager start cleaning the dining room area while your other coworkers arrive.
9:05AM: The first customer, an old lady comes and you serve her the same thing; Iced Tea with a lot of lemon.
9:10AM-12:00PM: The dining room is mostly empty during this time so you are either wiping down the chairs with a worn-out rag, trying out the dishes the chief has made or watching TV.
12:15PM: The lunch rush begins.
6:01PM: The beginning of the dinner rush.
8:45PM: You clean up the place.
9:00PM: You are on your way home.
9:55PM: You are taking a bath with your favorite shampoo and bathwash.
10:05PM: You are spreading out your futon.
10:16PM: You are sleeping.
Isn't my All-Seeing Affection Spell a wonderful thing Beloved? Thanks to this ability, I can see what you are up to without following you and I can use my Veil of the Possessive Flame I can know where you are! Not to mention you have been helping my powers grow through the Conversion of Devotion Spell.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqC0iBOb7to
I am really curious to know what kind of power I'll have if we keep this up. Maybe I'll transform into something magnificent or have the powers of a powerful Dark Lord and I am wondering what kind of powers you will have if you tap into your Spirit Powers. You know what, I don't want you to tap into that. I want you to keep doing what you do and that is identifying ghosts and yokai.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQKR7S5d8v
I noticed Wednesdays and Fridays are the only days in the week you aren't at work so you spend most of the days either grocery shopping at Mr. Ying's convenience store, fashion designing at home, going to karaoke club downtown in the evenings with your friends, reading in the Public library in the middle of the town, practicing your martial arts in your room, trying our tasty recipes in your kitchen, dreaming about tasty treats while gazing at the ceiling in your futon, riding a rented bicycle around town, looking out for any activities this shady town has to offer or reading manga in your safe haven; an old manga store near the East Side of Town run by a forty-six-year-old man.
You are really keeping yourself busy during the summer which is frustrating because we can't hang out like we did before. At least that two-face snake isn't coiling itself around you which is good because I am yet to find the perfect execution for her. Should I burn her alive or dipping her repeatedly into a huge pot of hot boiling acid or trap her in a hot vase filled with animal versions of her kind and listen to her scream or should I tie her up, scar her, and let the insects slowly feast on her until she is nothing but a husk?286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E9a7o9KIS
Like I said, there are many ways to kill a snake.
July 24th286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65UczccbRS
The library was quiet with the sound of flipping pages and people murmuring. Looking at her chemistry notes, Emma slowly closed the textbook and rubbed her temples in silent frustration.
"Now I see why chemistry is so frustrating." she whispered to herself and took out her phone to dail a number. "There is a lot of things I need to understand in this. Maybe Brutes can help me."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlmObXdUat
Through the crack of the stack of books on the bookshelf behind her, Jake stared at her with wide eyes and a soft dreamy smile on his lips. Then he looked away and clutched the tickets to a play of season four, episode seven of the famous fantasy drama, 'My Pheonex, My Love' tighter to his chest while taking deep breaths to ease his anxiety. 'There is no harm in trying. Its now or never.'
"Hello Emma. How are you?"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rtgelC8zj
The male voice shattered the hidden joy bubbling inside him and when he looked back at her, his face turned pale. There was Emma talking to an older man in his late forties and his body went still when she offered him a seat beside her but what sent a shiver up his spine was one known fact, he knew who this man was.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD3Bvu2m0e
"No," he whispered as the pupils in his eyes dilated as the man passed a manga to her. "No."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzWaGENZ4h
Unbeknowest to the danger behind her, Emma excitedly inspected the manga's title and looked back at the man. "Its the latest volume of 'Hidden Detective'. Thank you so much!"
The man gave a small satisfied smile. "Your welcome."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMuKAp2OaO
"How much is..."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDJ10VVHGu
"Its free," he quickly said. "You are my favorite customer so I decided to give it to you as a gift."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UAKobunBR
Emma stared at him with suspicion in her eyes because it wasn't the first time she received gifts from men and she had learned the hard way that there was always something behind every gift.
"How was your day?" the man asked easing the tension in the air. "Are you studying?"
Emma gave a nod.
"How is work at 'Ping's Diamond Diner'? " his eyes withered to that of concern. "I hope you are not being harassed there."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IFs7m8DDr
'How does he know where you work? Did you tell him Beloved?' Jake's eyes widened and his hand wrapped around his stomach. 'Seeing him talk to you makes me feel sick! The pervert!'
"No everything is fine sir," Emma's blunt reply and suspicion in her voice seemed to ease his growing nausea. "Aren't you supposed to be tending to the shop?"
"Its my day off," he shyly replied and quickly looked away. "Its my day off."
Emma noticed the change of pitch in his voice and the way he looked away. This only increased her suspicions but she decided not to talk about.
"Why do you read that manga genre?" he asked turning to face her with a fake smile on his face. "Teenagers like you shouldn't be reading that. Its too graphic."
'You barely know what you sell. How would you know that she is bingng is graphic?' Jake growled inside him.
Emma shrugged with a smile. "I know teenagers like me should be binging highschool romance or magical girls but stories like that are filled with cliches." she explained and looked at the manga's front cover decorated with the pictures of cherry blossoms and its bold writing engraved on it. "I can tell where the story is by just looking at it. Genre's like these tell stories that makes you question the narrative and the character's psyche or decisions without you finding them annoying. That's why I like him."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V7yKmUaRr
'Why are you telling him this?' Jake's eyes narrowed in rage. 'Why?'286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0q8qSx1eR6
He watched them talk about her tastes in manga, her job at the diner until the man noticed chemistry books on the table and asked about her plans for the future.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopRqLf6m8p
"I actually wanted to be a doctor but I changed my mind." she started playing with her pen.
The man was shocked. "Why?"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN10jAWZgNE
"The tight schedules would prevent me from spending time with my future family and I didn't like that." she replied. "So I decided to be an engineer but someone told me about the stiff competition in the work force so I scratched that idea."286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ729anRs052
"I see," the man half-lidded eyes and pursed lips showed clear signs of disappointment. "So what do you want to be?"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXcCaBRlbm
"That's none of your business you jerk," Jake gowled silently but his eyes caught something. Walking silently, he approached the object and noticed it was a woman wearing a purple dress decorated with purple flowers spying on them behind another bookshelf breathing heavily whilst gripping the metal polls of the bookshelf so tightly her knuckles turned white. He also noticed that the position she was standing in was the library's blind spot this meant no one could notice her making it easy to spy on them.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbWV8YZ5sc
"You shouldn't limit your intelligence by studying a useless profession Emma," the man's voice calling her name made the woman shiver with rage and Jake struggled to push down the contents of his stomach.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3avfwb57D
Emma narrowed her eyes and pressed her lips together. "Why is it a 'useless profession' sir?"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfOfYoCgIL
"So rude," the woman whispered as Jake silently took two steps back and made a gesture with his palm creating a dark floating orb of dark energy. Carefully placing the orb in a certain position, he snuck back to where he was and continued to spy on them.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5YiSS9ajm
"I am not saying being a Guidance Counselor is useless," the man stammered, taken aback by the sharpness in Emma's voice. Then he took a deep breath and said, "I am just saying a smart girl like you shouldn't be wasting her intelligence studying a course because you won't gain anything from it."
Emma jerked her head back as her eyes widened in shock. Slowly her feelings was being replaced by anger but she silently took a deep breath to calm herself down.
"Can we talk about something else please?" she asked.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZY6elGSIh
"Umm..." then a melodious tune filled the air and Jake watched the man fish out his phone from his pocket. Excusing himself he left to answer the call and Jake quickly seized the opportunity to approach Emma but stopped short when he saw the bookshelf beside her shake.
'What on earth,' then he saw it; the strange woman was trying to push the bookshelf on Emma. Before he could confront her, the man returned and saw Emma packing up her things.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iVzSjTgrx
"Where are you going?" he asked.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsqNgcU4Nh
"I am sorry sir but I have to go," Emma replied hiding the uneasiness in her voice.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCOLrNdg9f
"Is something wrong?" he asked again this time with concern. "Talk to me."
Emma stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him. "Sir,"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBeTkL5j8N
"Yes?" he answered with hidden hope in his eyes.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCuxjkupBf
"Who did you offend?"286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWhrPgGXpq
The man's face turned pale and his hands started to shake as he looked down. Seeing this as confirmation of her suspicions, Emma picked up her bag and fast-walked out of the library leaving him there to contemplate on the events that happened in his past not knowing the two spectators serving as witnesses to his predicament; one staring at him with a mixture of hidden rage and pity in her eyes and the other wearing a sadisdic grin on his face.
July 12th286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8Zn05brXI
10:00AM
Name: Jokichi Aishi
Age: 48. Born in 1971, attended Akademi High in 1987 and graduated in 1989.
Degree: Highschool Deploma. 286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡef49mOdaJH
Work Experience: Worked for 'OmniDrive System' Company as a for sixteen years as a Personal Assistant for hire-ups until he got fired for violating the company rules and his involvement in the biggest embellzlement scheme in Japan.
Occupation: Personal Assistant, Manga Store owner, father of one child, married for forty plus years to Ryoba Aishi.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOtJMss2Bh
Jake revelead at the information displayed in front of him and leaned back on his chair in satisfaction. Then he turned off his laptop, picked up his pen and started to write
'It looks like you're instincts were right Beloved and asked our informant from scorpion to do some more digging into his family and he was accused of a series of murders that took place in Akademi High during his Highschool days in 1980. The reason for this suspicion was the fact that all the girls had interacted with him before they died. 286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S7NzRpQVG
But there is a rumor that his wife was the one who killed the girls and was arrested for it but thanks to lack of evidence, she was released. I also learned that she had some ties with the Yakuza before they mysteriously disappeared. I heard they got married in secrete and have a daughter called Ayano Aishi who exposed the embezzlement in the Saijou Corporation.
Ha!
It's strange how the public labels someone a hero for exposing an embezzlement scheme that has been taking place for years and how was she able to do that in one day? It all sounds suspicious to me.
When I saw you talking to him, I thought he won't be an issue because he looked like a withered old depressed man who drinks cheap beer and smokes a pack of cigarettes but when I saw him talk to you in the library, he was clean shaven, styled his hair and I could smell is cheap colonge. All he need to do is to grow his hair long, dress up in a kimono and strike a pose you would be fawning over him. How disgusting!286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeawF97PbYm
How did I miss these changes? Why did I ignore him? That slimy cameleon! I am an idiot! An idiot! I swear not to miss details like this again. I swear to you Beloved, it won't happen again! I swear!'286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ALw4x7xw3
He gritted his teeth at his incompetence and sighed deeply.
'At least he got you angry and you realised something was wrong with him. I have to get rid of him but the only problem is how to do it without anyone accusing you of wrong doing?'
He dropped his pen and tightened his jaw in hidden frustration. 'Maybe I can make it look like he took his own life by poisoning him or strangling him to death but that would only make things worse for you! Or I should just make him disappear or torture him into leaving you alone.'
He chuckled at the thought, leaned back and looked at the ceiling with a smile on his face. "There are so many ways to get rid of a pervert."
Two days later...
The time was 8:30 AM, and Jokichi Aishi was rearranging the manga on the shelf when he thought about the last conversation he had with Emma.
'Why did I present myself as a creep?' He muttered.
This made him take out the pack of cigarettes from his pocket and light a stick. Blowing smoke in the air, he thought long and hard about how his life had taken a turn for the worst.
Born an orphan and raised by his aunt, Jokichi vowed to build a life of comfort for himself, but that changed in high school due to his lonely lifestyle. After a year of watching students transition from friends to lovers, he longed to be with someone and was on the prowl for Ms. Right. Fortunately, his dashing looks and charisma are enough to win over almost any girl, but if she approaches him, something seems to happen that makes her disappear from his life.
Little did he know an underclassman would be the one responsible for the damage to his reputation. 286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnufLk2NDjN
He blinked back tears and sighed again. 'Why did I agree to do this? Why?'
He thought back to Emma who was a burst of color in his grey world. Unlike his daughter, she had emotion, ambition and dedication. Althought he disliked her taste in manga and her career choices, he could overlook that over his daughter's growing list of deadly habits since her marriage to Taro Yamada.
'How can I fix this?' he thought 'Should I apologise to her first or explain myself first?'
"Ahem,"
He jumped nearly dropping the cigarette in his hand when he saw Jake wearing a his signature assassin attire without his weapons staring at him. "Can I help you?"
"Aren't you going to ask me how I got in?" Jake asked back with a sadistic grin on his face.
Jokichi's eyes widened and he dipped his hand into his pocket to retreive his phone, but a strong hand grabbed his wrists.
"Relax. I'm not here to rob you," he said although the look on his face and the tone of his voice betrayed him. 286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx3E8jWGta
"Th...then what do you want?" Jokich stammered.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pdWstpQXA
"You are a pervert who likes chasing well-endowed teenage girls aren't you?" Jake accused shocking Jokichi.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOmUluYqkj
"What? No! I would never..."
"Then why were you trying to solicitate her in the library?"
"I wasn't..."
"Trying to bribe her with a manga? You didn't have the money woo her so you try to use your produce when you noticed she liked manga right?" the pupils in his eyes dilated and a wide smile appeared on his face as his voice grew more intended with each word. "When I snuck in here, I saw a bottle of benzodiazephines, rope and boba tea in your back room. You were to lure her to your shop, drug her and have your way with her right? "
Hearing that, Jokichi's knees buckled and he crumpled to the floor in shame. Jake towered over him and revealed at his handwork.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7OJe75sqd
"You are a really shady guy Mr. Aishi," he said croutching down to the older man's level. Then he grabbed his hair and forced him to look at his face. "Don't worry. I won't call the police on you."
Tears flowing down his face, Jokichi stammered, "Y...you won't?"
"Nope but..." he leaned closer and whispered the warning into his ears. "Interact with her again, and I won't hesitate to tell the police do you understand me?"
Jokichi gulped and wiped the tears from his eyes. "B...but I swear that..."
"I wonder what your wife would think if she discovered are a man who lusts over well-endowed girls like her." Jake's smirk grew wider. "She'd be so angry."
Jokichi's tearfilled eyes widened in fear. "No! Don't tell my wife! Please,"
"Okay. I'll tell the police,"
"Don't do that! I am innocent!" Jokichi screamed.
"And you expect me to believe that?" Jake replied revealing in the scene he created but disgusted at the sight of the crying old man. He stood up and stared at him with eyes half-lidded and his lips parted in a breathless chuckle. "I'll be seeing myself out Mr. Aishi but don't forget our little discussion."
Jokichi didn't respond as he continued to wallow in shock and defeat because that wasn't his intention at all. Unfortunately for him, things only got worse when he heard the word in a familiar sweet voice; "Darling?"
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