Chapter 8:

A Forested Survival ... Finale

Testament of the Blood Moon


She spoke in a soft and soothing tone
My arms dropped
I listen close to her words

“What am I going to do with you..”
“Of course you’re human, silly..”
“Yes you may be different.. But you still saved me..”
“The fact that you can feel emotions is what makes you human”
“Nothing you do will ever scare me okay?”
“You’re my savior after all!”
“You saved me out of the goodness of your own heart”
“You put my life over your own!”

“If it wasn’t for you, I will be dead”
“You’ve done so much for me”
“You were there for me..”
“You listened to my every word..”

“You said all the words I wanted to hear.”
“You stayed strong so I wouldn’t worry”
“I noticed that..”

“I saw you press down your feelings and lift up your face..”
“You were being strong for me”

“You’re the sweetest and most gentle boy I’ve ever met..”
“You put others before yourself..”
“You challenged the Bleeding Man all by yourself..”
“Who else does that?”
“You’re the most human person out there..”
“Even though you’re different from me”
“You are human..”

“You have emotions..”

“You have feelings..”
“Even if you don’t believe in yourself”
“I will believe for you”
“Even if everyone else in this world doesn’t believe”
“I will believe”
“Now show me the cool person you are Yamada”
“Show me the person who stood up to protect everyone”
“Show me the Yamada I know!”

As she said these words
She picked up my head with her hands
I stared into her gleamy eyes
Her face was lit by the pale moonlight
She closed her eyes
She leaned in close to me
And embraced me in her arms
A gentle warm embrace..
My minds troubles were all drowned away
Fear and insanity left me
And passion took place

This girl saved me

She picked me up when I was down
And she accepted me for what I am now

And even who I am

She pulls back and hugs my head
My head in her chest

She caressed my head and quietly shushed me
My cries...
She spoke up

“I need you Yamada..”
“Please.. Stay with me..”
“You’re the only one.. Whose done this much for me..”
“No matter what you are, you’re always going to be Yamada to me”
“The same Yamada who saved me..”
“Thank you...”
“So much....”

Hearts began glowing..
“I need you too Setsuna..”
“I need you to stay with me..”
“Will you stay with me even if everyone else is against me?”

“I promise I will..”

“Even if I’m not myself, even if I lose myself..”
“Will you stay with me?”

“Through everything”
“You’re always going to be the same Yamada who saved me..”
“I’m going to stay with you through everything..”
“I promise..”
“Do you promise to stay with me through everything..?”

I promised her back
“Of course I promise!”
“I want to be with you through everything..”
“....”
“No matter how hard things get..”

She smiles passionately at me
My heart is racing
My body feels good
Setsuna looks into my eyes again, and she asks me

“Does it hurt anywhere..?”

I completely forgot about the open wounds
I look down and realize that most of them are healed already and they didn’t even scar
The only scar was the one across my heart
This took me by surprise

“No there’s no pain..I haven't felt one ounce of pain since receiving this curse..”
“And most of the wounds are gone..”
“Completely healed, not even a scar?”

“That is really interesting..”
“That’s some useful power, am I right?”

“Yeah, more like a useful curse..”
“It’s like it never happened?”
“Anyways we should rest for now....”

“Wait one more thing..”

She walks over to Satoko and kneels down before her
And prays
I do the same
I’m sorry Satoko that I couldn’t save you
You’re in a better place now
No more terror, no more pain or sorrow..
Please watch over us..
We are going to get help..
And live..
For everyone!
Please forgive me
Setsuna gets up and begins picking flowers
She grabs a handful and places them on top of Satoko


“I’m sorry we couldn’t make it in time..”

Her eyes begin to tear
I walk up and hold Setsuna’s hand
Such a warm hand

“Please rest easy Satoko..”
“And watch over us okay?”
“We will see you again someday..”
“In Heaven...”

She wipes her eyes and turns around and walks
“Okay..”
“It’s not a good idea to stay here..”
“...”
“I don’t wanna leave her behind..”
“But we still need to survive..”
“What should we do Yamada..”
“Should we go back to the campsite?”

“Yeah that would be best”
“We will contact help as soon as tomorrow and tell everyone..”
“They will find everyone and this nightmare will finally be over..”
“For now we need to survive..”

I look over at Satoko..
Guilt and sorrow wash over me.

“Goodbye Satoko..”
“We will be back with help..”

She clutches my arm with both of hers
We walk back down the trail to find our old campsite
It took us around 10 minutes to find it but once we got there

Still the same as we left it
We get inside the tent and hold each other tight
We slowly fall asleep in each others arms

It felt really good and really nerve wracking
I began to feel myself overheat
But I was happy
Really happy
I'm glad she was here with me
Because without her I would be lost, I would be broken
I need her by my side
I must protect her
I will protect her
Today has been the worst day of our lives..
But now it's over and we must move forward..

Tomorrow is another day...
Another day in Hell that is ..