Chương 6: Eye of the Storm
Step Step Step
The back of Hiroto continued to get smaller and smaller, until his footsteps could no longer be heard, as it drowns in the deafening sound of rain that continues to persist in its weakened state.
Shiori could only look on with somber, as the awkward atmosphere was soon replaced by nothing but the air of the lonesome rain.
Putting her index finger on her earpiece, she communicated in a serious."Hey, Kotori, teleport us back. "
Although she could've done this earlier, however, like any other couple, they easily go in a tangent when they are near with each other.
"WHAT THE?! IT'S WORKING NOW?! " Kotori screamed loudly on the other end, making Shiori take the earpiece off.
Confused, Shiori asked putting it in again. "What's working? "
"Communication." Kotori replied as she teleports teleports them to the ship.
"So... " Shiori, drawled out.
"We know. " Kotori boldly answered at the upcoming question.
"Then wh-" Shiori, continued but was cut off.
"Communication was down. "
"Right... " Shiori, drawled again.
"Oh right, it's probably better for you to either stay away from Hiroto or atleast fill him in on what's actually been going on. "
Kotori suggests.
Shiori, furrowed her brows and asked. "Why? Why would I drag him in this? "
Kotori sighed, and let Shiori just see it for herself. " Look at the screen. "
Shiori followed and looked at the screen seeing a display of Tohkas parameters and a live feed. Upon looking more carefully, another live feed caught her eye.
A livefeed of Hiroto, walking alone yet calm within the rain. Her hand gripped tighter at the blazer that he allowed them to use. Saying "You need it more than I do ". Yet, what showed on screen...
... Was the pure opposite.
Her hands gripped tighter, and she mumbles. " Why... "
Amidst her tangent, her eyes wander. Her eyes widen after finally getting a glimpse at his parameters. Her heart dropped to her stomach. Eyes wide, she asked, " Is that?.... "
Kotori nodded. "Uh huh. "
" S-since when? " Shiori stuttered out, eyes remained wide.
" Hmmmm, since you left with Tohka. " Kotori, answered.
Akin to a mic drop, Shiori, stayed silent.
Silence
The pregnant silence continued to rein as the personnels only listened in, curiousity evident. Yet, Tohka, in her own little world continues to nurse her wrist.
The reining silence was occupied by Kotori, moving on from the pondering Shiori, and onto the nursing Tohka.
With one of her eyebroww raised, Kotori asked. "What's wrong Tohka? You've been nursing that wrist ever since Hiroto grabbed it. "
" It still hurts. " Tohka grumbled.
Shiori, paused her pondering, remaining vigilant along with the other personnels.
Kotori paused for a moment then ordered. "Reine?"
" Yes commander. " Reine answered softly as she escorts Tohka to the infirmary.
Swishhh
The door that automatically opened, closed just as Reine left with Tohka.
" Hear that? He's able to hurt a spirit. Albeit a sealed one. " Kotori smirked at Shiori.
Step Step Step
The echo of footsteps occupied the long hall that stretch for quite a distance. Looking through it, two people walked. Accompanying the calm and methodical footsteps, are footsteps that echoed with bubbly innocence.
"Tohka, how was Shin? " The one who own the calm footsteps asked.
"Shiori? Well she kinda feel like... Hmmm what was that word again? Reine? The word that describes worrying for no reason?... " Tohka, asked.
"Anxious? " Reine answered unsurely.
Tohka's face glowed. "That one! Shiori kinda worries for no reason. I mean, I was almost able to like touch his cheek, so he's kinda chill. I don't know what makes Shiori worry like that.. " Tohka grumbled.
"On that note, why were you trying to Touch his cheek, Tohka? " Reine, asked calmly.
"Well, that's what Shiori did to me to cheer me up whenever I feel sad. It makes my heart burst with confetti. So, I just thought, if it works on me and makes me cheer up, then maybe it will also work on Hiroto. " Tohka cheered innocently.
"Hmmm, and what did you feel after he stopped you? " Reine, pressed on.
" Hmmm, I kinda feel... Sad, Anger, and annoyed... Like all at the same time when he grabbed me like that. " Tohka answered as she nurses her wrist.
'She felt negative.. ' Reine noted in her mind.
Swish
The door to the infirmery opened as Reine and Tohka entered together.
Entering the infirmary together, Reine guided Tohka to sit on one of the bed, as she goes to a nearby cabinet for a cooling agent and bandage.
As Tohka watched her got the two things, Tohka, asked curiously. "Is it gonna work? "
"Hm? Well, I'm not really sure. It's the first time we encounter something like this. Although, from what we saw, he didn't grab you with a tight grip, only a hold. " Reine, answered honestly.
"Although, if you really want an advice. Think happy thoughts as I apply these two things. Who knows, it might go away. " Reine suggested.
Without question, Tohka, agreed brightly. " Okay! "
Step Step Step
Across from the pondering Shiori displayed a live feed of a walking Hiroto Tonomachi. Amidst the rain and Shiori's pondering, he walked alone and calm.
The rhythmic breath he takes, along with his calm gaze on the road, was only accompanied by the sound of rain.
No friends...
' Why... '
...
No Strangers...
' Why were you hiding this... '
...
No Classmates...
' I've could've helped you... '
...
Shiori's pondering bores nothing but the fault of her kindness. Her nack for compromising between two choices knows no bounds. Thus, her inability to choose between two choices... Bare it's fangs.
" Shiori. " Kotori called out, cutting her out from her thoughts.
" O-oh, y-yeah? " Shiori asked out of her mind.
" Have you decided? " Koroti asked again.
" ... " Shiori stayed quiet.
Sighing, Kotori gave her the two choices again. " Either, A. Abandon him like any sane person and don't get him involve for his safety, or B. Make him involved fully, allowing Ratatoskr to be his safety net. "
Kotori gave two extremes on each end. One was total abandonment to keep him safe, and one was total involvement to keep him safe.
Abandoning him will sever his connection with Shiori, and will not be targeted by unknown forces. While having him involved fully, will allow Ratatokr to be bold with their protection of him. Signifying their allegiance.
However, due to Shiori's indecisiveness, she asked. " How about a middle? "
Kotori glared as the personnel watched. " THERE IS NO MIDDLE GROUND! "
"IT'S EITHER HAVE HIM INVOLVE OR NOT! " She chastised.
Silence
Staying quiet for a moment and smirking, Kotori entertains Shioris middle ground idea.
" Let say we do have a middle ground. Him not being fully abandoned and involved. If he's not fully abandoned, then he will be seen as a weakness by unknown enemies and killed or be used."
" And if he's not fully involved, you sure hope were fast enough, because were not gonna waste our time on a stranger you befriended rather than the safety of the spirit. " Kotori explained fully.
Silence
Yet again, silence remained unrivalled. Forcing Shiori to drown within her emotional distress and mind. 'I need to-'
Swish
Her thoughts was cut off by the door opening, revealing Reine and a bandaged up Tohka.
Togla hurriedly went towards Shiori, worried evident in her bubbly voice. " Shiori... Are you sad?..."
Shiori smiled at her worried face. " No.. Just in deep thought. " Looking down at Tohka's bandaged wrist, she asked. " How is your wrist? "
"Oh! It's okay now! All I have to do is think of positive thoughts and it's all gone! " Tohka's bubbly explanation cut through the serious atmosphere like butter, as she smiles at Shiori.
Shiori asked skeptically. "Are you sure? "
With an unsure voice, Tohka retracted. "I mean it does hurt still. But it's just a warm sensation now. "
Cutting through their tangent, Kotori called out. " Shiori. "
As Kotori stared at her with vigor expectation, Shiori stared back with uncertainty. No words were exchange as they look on. The heavy atmosphere they brought, made the silence supreme.
Amidst the tense atmosphere, a scream of worry from one of the personnel cuts through it like butter. " C-COMMANDER! "
Cutting their gaze short, Kotori asked. " What is it Nail Knocker? "
" H-Hiroto's favorability rate h-has...CONTINUED TO DECREASE!! "
With both vigor and dread, Kotori and Shiori, along with the other personnel that was drowning in the tense atmosphere, watched as the parameters of Hiroto Tonomachi continues to shrink...
-480℅...
-990℅...
-1990℅...
-2006%...
...
The parameter regarding Hiroto favorability continues to Shrink, as he holds on the doorknob of his own Home...
...
..
.
Unease
A dreadful feeling of discomfort within ones expertise. A sense of doubt within oneself that causes ones downfall. Akin to Toji Fushiguro's loss toward Gojo Satoru.
Hiroto stood still as he holds the doorknob of his own home, sending Geto Suguru in a spiral of uneasiness... As the rain that persisted in its weakened state grew stronger with each passing moment.
The same feeling of comfort withing ones home, has made Geto Suguru uncomfortable.
Waking up in a void of pure light, he turned his sights on his surrounding, as he questions his whereabouts.
'Where am-' His thoughts paused.
Sniffle....
Laughter....
Cries...
Looking on within his sights, the source to the sounds displayed itself before him.
His eyes widen...
Unease
He turned away from the couple.
Only to be met with a same image behind him.
Unease
He turned his gaze away, once again.
Yet again, he was met with the same image.
Unease
Clenching his fist, his eyes furrowed. His gaze lingered on the memory...
In his lapse of judgment, he attacked.
The image disappeared, yet more images akin to the former, appeared. His sight turned to a glare, as he keeps attacking the memory that continues without stop.
He attacked and attacked, as the scene of the couple continues.
A cry from a child echoes along with the glowing face of euphoria of both the mothers and father.
Geto Suguru attacked.
As the cries of the child continues...
"Now now, mommy is here... Suguru... "
Suguru gritted his teeth as he continues his relentless attack at the list of memories that surrounds him.
Within his inner turmoil, Hiroto stood absentmindedly.
Clap Clap Clap
The claps that echoed throughout his memory, that symbolizes the cruelty of non-sorcerers, was being used to applaud his first and ongoing birthdays.
The continues attack of Suguru up until his first birthday, left him labored in breath within the confines of his memories.
Suguru wants to move on and change.
The labored breath continues to get more labored and labored at his relentless attacks at his own memories.
His battle against his memories continued relentlessly. His heartfought battle against his own memories were boundless, yet a fruitless endeavor he endured.
Only leaving him in a battered stated of exhaustion.
Huff... Huff... Huff...
His body kneeled, battered with no damage as he watch on lifelessly at the mist that played the same memories simultaneously in multiple copies.
Huff... Huff...
He looked on as multiple copies of his former self reached out his hand to a girl named, Riko Amanai.
He looked on at one of his former self reaching out his hand.
Sniffle
Tears from the eyes fell and slid off like rain from her face, as she looked at the reached out hand. His former self smiled...
She smiled... And reached out her hand.
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Multiple gunshots echoed, all coming from one gun... One man...
Thud
Thud
Thud
Thud
Thud
And at the same time, multiple bodies fell from the same person.
The exhausted Geto could only looked helplessly at his own memories... At his own failure...
He closed his eyes for comfort...
Yet, her body lingered on for much longer than he anticipated as he just looked on...
Clap Clap Clap
Clap Clap Clap
Clap Clap Clap
Clap Clap Clap
Clap Clap Clap
He covered his ears at the sound of clapping, already knowing the outcome. Yet even after covering his ears, the claps lingered non stop.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath...
For the last seventeen years, he watch his development as one of the strangest. Soon, that moment have come to pass as he witness the birth of his tyranny...
Suguru looked up, and finally looked on, his gaze firm... Looking on at his former self that stood over the corpses of more than a hundred non-sorcerers. Standing beside him, we're the two children he saved...
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath once again, and opened.
His gaze met the corpse of his parents.
As his former self, stood unfeeling. He looked on as he watched the flowing river of tears from the corpses.
He could only frown in response...
Taking a deep breath once again, he looked on as his memories surround him on the first and final goodbyes to Satoru... Yet, he looked on with unwavering will.
...
In akin to the three years that have passed prior to Satoru Gojo's sealing, twenty-seven years have passed from the mindscape of Suguru Geto.
...
Suguru Geto watched at his last moments, a smile of somber and joy etched to his face. Watching his final moments with his best friend as he closed his eyes one final time.
He opens his eyes.
This time, appearing in front of his home.
Suguru's body quivers, his heart heavy. Yet, his soul remained firm and...
Click
With a click, the doorknob turned and opened. As the inside of his home met his gaze, the feeling of wanting to run away bursted. Yet, he remained firm as he enters his newfound home and greeted...
"I'm home~"
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