Tale of the Last Demon Slayer

Chapter 24

NIKUMI'S POV

*Continuation of the night of the Tragedy*

“Alright, I’ll go ahead and check Ino.” I said. She let go of my hand and I run as fast as could. I saw the twins lying on the floor, bitten and soaked with but I don’t know what to do. I can’t hug them first while my mind is thinking if Ino is still okay. My tears won’t stop now that I’m looking at the two little bodies on the floor, lifeless and covered in blood.

I ran upstairs so I can check if Ino is safe. The door is close but my heart is pounding really fast. I slowly twisted the door knob with my trembling hand and open it. In an instant I cried again. I don’t know I just can’t stop my tears but instead my eyes just continue on crying and crying. I can’t stand it anymore. I am now chasing my breath because of my nonstop sobbing. I drop on my knees and I lost my strength and all I can do was to crawl with my knees and hand towards the bed where Ino’s lifeless body were. When I almost reach him somebody grab my hair. I shouted a few times and tried to getaway but the grasp on my hair is to tight.

“Get off me!! Get off me!” I cried.

He did let go of my hair and faced me. He squats in front of me, staring at my head to my whole body.

“The only daughter of the family.” He said while liking his lips with his long and pointed tongue. His fangs and teeth are grinning at me.

“Curse you!” i yelled and spit on his faced. He slapped me in return an that slapped made me dizzy. I shook my head a few times.

“You have some courage, young lay. You might be useful somehow.” He said. I don’t know what happened but the next thing I knew was a fist that landed on my stomach and my sight started to get blury.

I tried to open my mouth and shout for help but all of my strenght was gone. The surrounding is different and I feel like I was being carried by some one. All I can see were few trees and a sound of river before everything went black.

*Present*

I don’t know how long I’ve been sleeping since the night that my family was murdered by the man who kidnapped me and brought me here in this quite and creepy place. I’m laying down the bed and my back was really hurt because I can’t get on my knees. My wrist and ankles are tied, I can’t even move my upper body and there’s a cold thing on my neck, I think it’s a metal that prevents me on moving. I tried to sway my hips and leg but there’s a strap on my stomach.

All I can see is the ceiling with dim light. The ceiling was painted in black but there are some neon painting like stars and moon on it but the lights are open so I can’t say that it’s beautiful. Using my peripheral vision I was able to see are some apparatus in the cabinets on my left and right, Scary masks on the walls and painting of the moon, on the other side there was a huge window that is wide open and I was able to see the full moon outside.

My eyes seems to have adjusted already now that I’m trying to look around me, to look or what I can see with my movements being limited by these metals on my neck, arms, stomach and ankles. It’s so quite and There no one around me, I think I was being Isolated in this room. I wonder what they are going to do with me. Why did he leave me alive? He should’ve just killed me like what he did to my brothers and to mother. It’s better for me to die instead of suffering from this sadness and mourning for the loved ones that I saw dying in front of me. My tears run through my temples but i can’t even wipe it. I’m totally useless. I should have died with them.

I wonder if Hatori-niisan is still alive. If he is still alive I might have still some hope to live. I pray that he’ alive so I have a reason to stay alive. And if he is, I wonder how and what is he doing now? He might be mourning alone if he was able to go home in the morning and find our family being murdered. I feel sorry I’m there with him cry and mourn with him. I’m not there so we can console each other. I wonder. I wonder if he is looking for me or wondering if I’m still alive or where am I.