Slaughter (2)

On the last floor of the Sakuragami academy, a masked girl opened a big can of gas that started to fill the hallway and the class rooms in just a couple of seconds.

*FSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH*

“Eh?? What is this?? A leak of gas!!! Everyone!! Cover your mouth and nose… with… a… cloth…”

*PLAF, PLOF, PLAF, PLOF, PLAF…*

*Heavy breathing… Heavy breathing…*

“~Too late <3~”

…

…

“~Kira-kun, you can already come help me tie everyone up. The gas is already gone and everyone is knocked out <3~”

*~Roger.~* As soon as I help you tie them up, I’ll put my own plan into action!! You're going to regret having treated me like your dog, Manami-shit!!!

*Step, step, step…*

“~Kira-kuuuuuun <3 I got this class. You can go tie the others from the next classroom. You have the ropes and the mouth-gags in the black bag <3~”

*~Got it.~*

*Grab*

*Step, step, step…*

*Unzip*

*RAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSHHHHHHH*

“Mmhh… what happened…???” Eh?? That masked guy!! He’s tying everyone!! I need to sneak out!! He’s distracted. I can do it!! Slowly…

*Sneak…*

Almost out!! I can do it!! Good thing I held my breath when the gas showed up!! I’ll get out and call for the police!! I’ll be a hero!! The days where girls gossip about my small penis are over!!! I…

*THUMP*

“Eh??”

*Slowly turn back…*

“~Oooohh, look at this <3 A little rat is trying to escape. How cute <3~”

“GYAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!”

*Fall*

“~I love that light in your eyes <3 They are brimming with hope <3~”

“Pl-please!! I won’t tell anyone!! Just let me…”

*SWIIIIISSSSSSHHHH!!!!*

*KICK!!*

*CRACK!!!!!!!!!*

*BLAM*

“~WAAAAA <3 Look at you!! Even after your head spun 360 degrees, your eyes are still beautiful <3~”

*~Hey, Whatever-shit!! They are all tied up. Hurry up and start the final part of your plan.~* When you are distracted, I’ll get out of here and make the police catch you red-handed!!

“~Thank you, Kira-kun <3 Your help means a lot to me. I will always remember you as my best friend.~”

*UNEXPRESSIVE WHITE-MASK*

“~I can’t take off my mask. But I’m sincerely smiling down here <3 I think you would fall in love with me if you saw it <3~”

*~Yeah, yeah. Hurry up.~*

*BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

*CRACK!!*

“~Mmmhh?? What’s that sound??~”

*~It sounds like the sound of a fist hitting and crushing a face.~*

*BLAM!!! POW!!! SLAM!!! SMACK!!!! WHAM!!!*

“~It comes from the class-room at the end of the hallway!! Kira-kun, follow me!!~”

*~Be careful, Heart-shit!!~* Does she have perfect hearing like Roach-gami and I??

*RUN*

*STEP, STEP, STEP, STEP*

*RAAAAASSHHH!! BLAM!!!*

*Oh… So you finally came. I was wondering when I would be discovered.*

*SFX: Blood dripping from the fist to the ground*

“~Who the hell are you?? And what are you doing punching the faces of the students??~”

*Students?? Aren’t they your victims?? I was just continuing your job. But don’t worry, he's not dead. I don’t like to kill people.*

*GURGLE*

*I just love to break skulls and see the blood coming out. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!*

*THROW!! CRASH!!*

*~Who are you, and what are you doing here??~*

*Who am I?? Oh!! I’m sorry I didn’t introduce myself. My name is Chizaki. You may recognize my face. I gained a lot of muscle and hair, but the bone structure is impossible to change for the Sakuragami Syndrome users. The other me spoke with you last week about the murders you committed. His name is Yamazaki.*

This guy is… The detective. He had the Sakuragami syndrome too!! So that’s why his face and body looks so young. He used the power of his mind just like I did with Butagami’s body. He must have a good control to have changed that old body like this!!

“~You should go from here. You shouldn’t be harming the students.~”

*I never forget a body shape. You are Manami and Butagami, right?? The old Yamazaki knew from the beginning that you both were behind all the homicides. I wonder why he didn’t detain you before… But I don’t care, because thanks to that, I managed to take control of this body!!*

*MALEVOLENT SMILE*

“~This is bad, Kira-kun!!~”

Mmhh?? Kira?? That sounds familiar…

*~What do you mean, Manami-shit??~*

“~He knows who we are. If he keeps talking and saying our names, the students may hear him, and I won’t be able to see the hope in their eyes when I kill them!!~”

*~What a problem!! I just need to sink my knife in his neck!!~*

“~It won’t be so simple… Look at his body. If he has the Sakuragami Syndrome like you, he might have an overwhelming strength. If that’s really Yamazaki’s body, he has enhanced his physical capability to the max. We won’t be able to kill him even with a cannon shot.~”

Her attitude changed drastically. The way she talks now started to make me like her. Maybe she isn’t as bad as I thought? *~And what do you want to do??~*

“~I need you to fight him while I move the students to the next room. I can’t let him abuse them like that!!~”

Is this the same girl who wanted to kill all of those students?? *~You are pretty fast and agile. I’ve never been able to hit you once. Why should I need to fight him??~* It has always bugged me since I met her. Her speed and strength dominated me on our first encounter. But she said that she doesn’t have the Sakuragami Syndrome. I know that she has it too. And I’m sure that she knows that I know she has it. Maybe if she recognizes she has the Sakuragami Syndrome, her other personality will take control over her body. That may be her [Trigger Factor]. I better not say a thing. I need this personality of hers to fight this guy. But after that… I will take out the other you.

“~I’m fast, but he could grab them or get closer to them and prevent me from saving them.~”

And now she says that she’s saving them… I can’t understand her… Women are so complicated. *~Okay, Manami-shit. I’ll do as you say. I’m not someone who gets into a fight. I’d rather go for the kill no matter what.~*

*FIERCE LOOK*

*…But as he already knows us, let me take off this mask. It limits my sight.*

“~Thank you, Kira-kun <3 After this, I will give you the best reward a woman can give to a man <3~”

And just like that, her regular attitude is back. I liked the serious one more.

*You both know that I heard everything you said, right??*

“~KIRA-KUN!! NOW!!~”

*RUN!!!!!!*

*SWIIIIISSSHHH*

*PAM!!!!!!!!!*

*Wow!!! You are quite strong for being your girlfriend's little dog!!I can feel it in our interconnected fingers. Despite your small muscles, you are almost matching my grip strength. Let’s see if you can handle it long enough.*

*Yeah. Fuck you too, old shit!!*

*FLASH!! GRAB. RUN!!*

“You…”

*FLASH!! GRAB. RUN!!*

“... are…”

*FLASH!! GRAB. RUN!!*

“...doing it great, Kira-kun!! Just hold it for one more minute!!”

*I’m trying!!!*

*CRACK!!! CRACK!!!*

*WOW!!! The bones from our fingers are starting to break, and you aren’t even stepping back, Kira-chan!!! People really turn into wild animals once they have nothing to lose and are trapped by a bigger predator!!!*

*SADISTIC FACE*

*You are mistaken…*

*WHAT DID YOU SAY??? Little kid??*

*You are mistaken!!! People don’t get dangerous when they are trapped between a rock and a hard place!!! People don’t become dangerous when they don’t have anything more to lose. They are already dangerous. They do become really dangerous when they don’t have anything to win!!!*

*EPIC HEROIC STARE*

*MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! What kind of nonsense are you shouting?? Humans with dreams and hopes are docile. Like little lambs. They spend their lives trying to be the best of them all. But deep down, they know that they are just like the rest of their herd. They know they don’t have anything to win since they were born. They are doomed to be prey for bigger predators!!! But once they lose everything and they have nothing more to lose, it is when they act like the wolf who’s about to feast on them!!! But it’s too late for them to fight back!!! Neither your words nor your hopeful gaze will help you against my strength!!!*

*You may be stronger than me, but you really are a fucking idiot, right??*

*Speak all you want, Kira-chan!! You and your girlfriend are not coming out alive from this high school.*

*If you are trying to make me mad using the chan, you are not going to make it. People like you are all talk. You are lucky that I was stopped from using my knife.*

“~Kira-kun!! I moved everyone to the end of the hallway!! Hold him right there!! I’ll break his neck!!~”

*Step… step… step…*

Just a little longer… and this will be all over!!! Everything around me seems to be happening in slow motion!! This fucker’s smile… Manami-shit running towards me… Shit!! My fingers are all broken!! I’ll need to heal them as I did with the stab wound.

*Step… step…step…*

Come on, Manami-shit!! Kick him already!! I’m losing my grip!!!

*SLOW MOTION JUMP*

Just a little more… Just a little more… JUST… A LITTLE… MOOOOREEEEEEE!!!!!!

*Slip*

Shit!! My hand slipped!!!

*Eat this!!! Shitty brats!!!*

*PUNCH!!! BAM!!!*

*HEART-EYE MASK SHATTERING*

*SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSHH!!!!*

*BLAM!!!!!!!*

*MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a bunch of weak kids!! You should have seen how you flew into the wall!!*

*BAAAARRFFF!!!*

*She’s puking just from that little punch?? If she wasn’t wearing that lame mask, I would have crushed her face!! But I can fix that. Let me just punch you both in the face to see how your blood flows.*

*MANIATIC SMILE*

*Step, step, step*

He’s coming… I need to get up!! I just need my knife and I will end him. I already have my fingers healed thanks to the power of my brain. This Sakuragami Syndrome really is handy. If I had it back then… Back then?? When?? Why am I thinking weird things?? Just grab the knife… My knife!! Where is it??

*Is this what you are looking for, Kira-chan??*

He has my knife!!! I may have lost it when he sent me flying!!

*Throw*

Eh?... He threw it through the window…

*Knives are banned in fist fights. Now stand up and face me!! Your girlfriend seems to be still recovering.*

*BAAAAAAAAARRRRRRFFFFFFFF*

“KIRA-SAN!!! Stop ignoring me and do what I say!!!”

*SHUT UP ALREADY, ROACH-GAMI!!!*

“Kira-san!!! I finally managed to mentally communicate with you!!”

*I’ve been listening to you since yesterday.*

“So you have been ignoring me. I knew it!! I need you to look at Manami-san, Kira-san!! I need to check if she’s okay!! That blow sent her flying to the wall!!!”

*I was sent to the wall too. Why are you only worried about her??*

“Because I feel what you feel. You are okay. But Manami-san is puking. She might be hurt!!”

*Okay!! Just a quick look!!! And then you will shut up until I beat the shit out of this guy!!*

*Turn*

*See?? She’s okay. The mask absorbed the impact. She’s not bleeding. She’s been ill since she drank that spoiled milk. Now let me focus on the…*

*Idiot!! You shouldn't have taken your eyes off me!!*

It was just for a second!! I screwed up…!!!

*BLAM!!!*

SHIT!!! I will crash against the wall again!!!

*SWOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHHH*

*BLAM!!!*

*Muahahahahahaha!! Look at you receiving a full power blow from me!!!*

*Crumble*

*Stand up*

*Oooohh!! It seems that the guy is more sturdy than the girl!!!*

*I hope you are happy, Butagami!! This blow definitely drained my resistance!! If I receive another hit like that, we are all done for!!*

“Sorry, Kira-san. I needed to check if Manami-san was injured. I promise that I’m going to help you win this fight!!!”

*Help me?? A loser like you?? Don’t make me laugh!! Just be quiet and let me handle this muscle head!!! You are just distracting me!! I’ll need to use all my energy to defeat him with a single blow!!*

*RUN!!*

*Oooh!! You come back for more?? Come at me!!*

*Punch, swing, woosh, blam, blam, punch, dodge, woosh, POM, POM*

“Kira-san, I know you are not a bad guy!!”

*The hell, Roach-gami!! I told you to shut up!! I’m in the midst of the battle. Don't distract me!!*

“I saw how you stabbed that guy at the old warehouse. You didn’t even hide him, so the police will find him soon. You also let him make the call while you waited for the perfect moment to intervene. You wanted him to be discovered by the police so they could help him.”

*No… I wanted him to call the police in order for them to come and catch Manami-shit red-handed, killing her senpais!! I had it all planned to run away, but this guy won’t let me go away!!*

“That’s why!! Trust me!! Punch him in the right chest at the count of three!!”

*What?? Are you crazy?? I will be defenseless!!*

“TRUST ME!!! 1… 2…”

FUCK!!!

“3!!!!”

*BAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

UGH!!!! What the hell???!!!! His punch… got stronger!!!!

*SWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH*

*BLAAAAAAAMMM!!!*

*CRUMBLE*

*Ugh…!!! The hell was that??!! What did you just do?? How could you send me flying so easily!!* Don’t tell me that he too can use the boost…

*Butagami… What was that right now?? How did you make that??*

“This last week… I learned to control my senses. It took me a lot of time. You made it in just a few hours after you first controlled my body. You made me muscular in just 2 days. You also developed a way to mentally communicate with me… But I struggled with it. You are amazing, Kira-san. You gave me a lot of good things, and you cared about me all the time. And I couldn’t help you a bit. So in order to not be a total failure, I realized that I needed to make something useful at least.“

*Don’t tell me that you…*

“This is what I accomplished, Kira-san!! I can combine our strengths into one!! It’s like having a boost of x2 to your already herculean strength!! But I’m afraid that I can just maintain it for a couple of seconds. I believed you would need this to stop Manami-san from killing all those people!!”

*I see… Thank you, Butagami!! You really are someone who I can count on with.*

“This is… This is what friends say!! We can go to karaoke afterwards!!”

*You just give me that boost again when I tell you, and I’ll think about it.*

Yes!!! Finally!! I can have my ideal school-life!! I’ll gain control over my body, I’ll stop Manami-san, and I can start making beautiful memories with Kira-san and Manami-sama for the rest of my life!! “Now that the guy is on the ground, I need to tell you something, Kira-san!!”

*You are going to tell me that Manami-shit wants to betray me or something, right??*

“Y-yes!! How did you know it??!!”

*Stop speaking bullshits, Butagami. She’s not doing anything like that. It looks like someone inserted that idea into your mind.*

*Listen, Butagami. My other self is planning to betray Kira as soon as everything is set for her plan. If you fail in taking your body back again, you will need to dissuade Kira to help you!!*

“But you saw!! She kills people for no reason at all!! How could you be so calm about it??”

*I lived with her for the last week while you were sleeping. You must trust me in the same way  I trusted you right now.*

I failed, Manami-sama… I can’t convince him and I can’t get my body back!! I failed!!!

…

“Kira-kun… What was that just now??”

*A triumph card.*

*Crumble*

*You over there… The girl… I knew that your bone structure sounded familiar to me… I couldn’t see your skull while you were wearing that mask. But now I see it clearly. You are that little blonde girl that was at the police station 5 years ago.*

“Blonde?? What a lot of bullshit!! My hair has always been black!! As black and beautiful as coal!! “

*As I said before, I never forget a body shape. It doesn't matter if it’s from a kid. You have the Sakuragami Syndrome too, but your bone structure will keep being the same. Just bigger. You are that little brat who saw her parents being mutilated in front of her very eyes on her 11th birthday, isn’t it??? The only case Yamazaki couldn’t resolve 5 years ago.*

“Mutilated?? You are wrong!! It was me the one who broke my parents' necks when I was younger. I was angry because they didn’t buy me the plushie I asked… for… Ugh…!!”

*Are you sure about that???*

*SADISTIC GRIN*

“Of course I’m sure, you egg-head!!!”

*Really?? Tell me then. How was your birthday cake?? Did the strawberries covered in blood tasted good??*

“Guh…!!!”

*Fall down; kneel*

*Manami!! What’s happening to you??!!* Shit!! This guy knew what her [Trigger Factor] was?? It was a theory I just made!! If the other she takes control… I’ll surely be at a disadvantage!!

“It’s nothing, just a little headache… You just called me Manami?? I’m so happy… UGH!!!”

*She’s starting to remember!! Then… Let me help her a bit more… CAKE!!!*

“AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!”

*MANAMI!!! Hey!! Resist!! I can’t handle this guy without you!!! I need you by my side here!! Don’t leave!!*

“Your… words… make me… happy… Kira-kun <3”

*CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE…*

“UUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!...”

*MANAMIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!*