Chapter 3:

A Forested Survival ... Part 1

Testament of the Blood Moon


But this wasn’t the end of our story…
No it’s only just the beginning
The new beginning of Hell
And here I thought I was going to Heaven..
But turns out I was heading towards Hell..
Hell on Earth that is
What happened to the other kids?
Did they survive?
Did they all die?
Let’s find out shall we…
I opened my eyes several hours later
The sun looked as though it was about to set
I was very confused on whether I was in the afterlife or still just alive

“Am I dead?”
“How am I still alive after that?”
“Was it all just a bad dream?”
“That felt too real to be a dream”
“Did it all really happen?”
“The sun’s so bright..”

Suddenly a sharp pain in Yamada’s heart
My chest begins to resonate a white light 
My vision flashes red

“ARRGHHH, AHHHHHH.. M-MY HEART..”

I clenched my shirt and let out a gut wrenching shriekThe wound over my heart was almost completely gone
“W-What!?”
“How is this even possible!?”
“There was a huge hole here!?”
I tried looking around but found no other wounds
“It looks like a small cut!?”
“Did I just imagine it bigger?”
“JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?!?!”
“Did I overreact and make myself believe it was bigger?”}|
“What’s going on!?”

I put my shirt back on
I then look around myself
Then I realized it was a reality..}
A cold, harsh...reality
I gazed upon the new corpses scattered around and instantly remembered all the feelings of fear and hatred once more

“I-IS THERE MORE HERE THAN BEFORE!?”
“WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO US!?”
“WHERE ARE YOU DEMON!?”

“WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!?!?
“FIGHT ME! I’M WAITING FOR YOU!”

“It’s useless...”
“They killed everyone...”
A voice suddenly called out

“No one can hear you..”
“No one’s coming to help either...”

I call back to the voice
“Who killed who?!”
“What the hell do you mean by THEY?”
“And where are you?!”

A girl with short black and blue hair and covered in blood stains crawls out from under a piece of debris
I immediately recognized who it was
She was a quiet girl in my class, always had her nose in a manga or light novel
Never spoke much to her either
That girls name is Setsuna Asami..

“Are you… alright?”
“I swore I saw you---”
She stops herself

“Yes.. somehow I am…?”
“I swore I died though…?”
‘Are you hurt anywhere..?’
“And what the hell happened..?”
“Why am I still alive!?”
“And where did the Bleeding Man go!?”
“What do you mean THEY killed everyone?”
“Wasn’t it one person..?”

She then speaks up
“You really know how to bombard me with questions do you..?”
“Let me answer them one by one then..”
“Yes I am fine… I’m just scared as hell..”
“I came to terms with everyone dying quite a while ago too..”
"I just don't know what to feel about it.."
“It’s unreal..”
“I want this nightmare to end already..!”
"I'm waiting to die already.."
"Why did that helicopter shoot us down.."

Helicopter? What?
Her eyes begin to tear up and she begins stuttering on her words

“I just wanted to go on a field trip with everyone!”
“Why did this happen!”
“WASN’T THE ARMY SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US!”
“WHY DID THEY KILL EVERYONE!!!”
“WE ARE THE ONLY ONES LEFT!!”

Army?
What does she mean by the army killing us?
Wasn’t it just The Bleeding Man?
She broke down entirely and put her palms on her face screaming
Her screams turn into a panic attack
I gather myself together
I don’t know what's going on but I need to help her!
I will figure it out in a bit!
I rush towards her and embrace her in my arms
I need to help her!

“It’s okay..”
“It’s okay, just breathe okay..?”
"You're not alone.. I'm here.."

“Nothing else is going to happen to you anymore..”
“Nothings going to hurt you anymore.”
“I’m here now okay?”

“Just breathe in and out okay?”
She slowly starts calming down at my words
She squeezes me tight and buries her face in my chest
I have to be strong for her

She needs someone to hold her up

“I’m going to protect you..”

“I’m here for you..”
“I promise I will protect you.”

“I will protect you even if it's the last thing I do!”

“I promise”
“I promise I will protect you..”

The sound of her cries began to grow louder
I held her more tightly
She tightens her grip around my waist

The warmth of her hug made me feel somewhat secure and safe
I hope I’m doing the same for her
I will protect her
We share the same pain
She feels my pain
And I feel hers
Her cries become soft sobs and soon nothing

I tried to let go
She pulled me back in

“Please don’t go yet..”
“Can we stay like this for a little more please…?”
“Please…?”

This request made me feel… happy
I couldn’t say no even if I wanted to

“Of course we can.”
“As long as you need..”

I held her more tightly and her shaking stopped
After a few minutes, she lets me go

“Okay we need to start moving.”
“Who knows if they’ll be back.”
“We can’t stay here forever! We need to get help now!”

Who are they?
The military couldn’t have done this right?
Right?
I have so many unanswered questions but I don’t feel like its the time to ask
I will have to save my questions for later, for now we need to get out of here

I'm getting the feeling that it isn't over just yet ..