Chapter 5
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HATORI’S POV
Mario left him in the room and went out to check, he is very cautious and his house was covered with demon repellent tag but he still checks because he is not alone tonight, he needs to protect the young man inside.
Hatori is about to sleep but he is worried about his family. He is worried about the fact that there are demons lurking around at night. He wanted to go home badly but it's dangerous outside. On the back of his mind he thinks that if demons are real no one will go after his family. For years after his father died they never experienced being attacked by demons that is why he never seen one or heard a demon before. He prayed that his family will be safe tonight, he is the only grown up man in the family and now he is away. Hatori took a deep breath and decided to sleep.
The next morning, Hatori get up early and climb up the mountain. He stopped from walking from Mario’s house and turn around, he waved his hand while smiling.
“Thank you, Mario-san!” The old man just wave back.
He's almost at home when he suddenly loosen his grip on the cart's handle. He smelled an unfamiliar scent and the smell of blood follows. He trembles as he took another step to get closer but he immediately run when he confirmed that the scent is coming from their house. The door is wide open and the smell of blood is getting stronger.
"No! No!" He said standing right at door.
His tears went through his cheeks, his lips are trembling and he lost his strength. He fell down on his knees and while his left hand is on the floor and his right covering his mouth to stop him from crying out loud.
He can think, he doesn't know what to do. He's looking at his two little sibling covered in blood, their neck was bitten and the head almost fell off. He carefully put both of them on his lap and hugged them as he cried calling their names. A few minutes after he decided to look for his other siblings and mother but he only found Ino. His brother was lying on their shared bed. Ino's head is hanging on the edge of the bed, his body lying down and is barely connected to his wounded neck. Ino like the twins is covered in his own blood. He got his axe on his left hand and eyes are wide open.
"Ino! Ino!" Hatori calls but Ino's no longer breathing. He immediately grab Ino's head to prevent it from falling on the floor. He can't stop crying and he can barely breath, the air is getting thinner for him. He can still walk but he can't guarantee that he can still go on and find the others but, he needs to.
No one is in the bedroom aside from Ino. He can't find Nikumi or his mother so went out of the room. His feet felt a cold liquid beneath and when he look down there's a blood flowing from the kitchen. He rushed to the kitchen and there she is, his mother. Lying on the table, wounded and covered in blood which is dripping from the table.
"Mother! Stay with me. Please stay with me." His mother is still breathing.
"Ha-hato....ri." she cough blood. She managed to hold Hatori's chin but her hands are trembling.
"Mother, don't say another word. I'll take to the hospital in the village!" He is about to carry her when she held his hand.
"Ni...ku...mi." Hatori put his ears closer to his mothers lips. "Alive." His eyes widened, he was relieved at least.
"Where is she?" He asked but his mother just looked at him, she trying to open her mouth again but not a word came out. The blood from her mouth burst and she slowly closes her eyes. "Mother!" He grab his mother shoulders and tried to wake her up. "Mother, don't! Please don't leave me! Mother.... Where is Nikumi?" He kissed his mother's forehead before he run towards the backdoor. He looked around the house and outside but there is no Nikumi. He called her name over and over again but still no Nikumi. He tried following Nikumi's scent but it's all over the forest, the trees and grass. He followed the way where the scent is stronger but he stopped when the scent stopped right before the river. He tried to detect Nikumi's scent again but it ends there. No scent of blood but there's an unfamiliar scent with Nikumi's, it is the same scent that remained all over their house. It's disgusting and evil.
"Nikumi!!!! I will find you! I promise!!" He shouted right before the river.
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