bookandnovel Chapter 237: Thrown Back Into The Fire
Chapter 237: Thrown Back Into The Fire
Ghost and the other girls start to fade away into the distance as time begins to pass once again.Three months pass in the world Rokuro once knew.
And now a small house appears in the distance where Rokuro sits outside with his Mom and Minami. Enjoying the peace that comes from dying at long last.
(Rokuro’s POV. In The Afterlife?)
Everything here has been like a dream come true. I have my family back after everything I went through in my old life.
I don’t have to struggle like I once did so this has truly been the best possible experience one can have. Why would anyone ever dream of going back?
That’s something I often think about.
"Rokuro breakfast is ready!" Mom calls out from inside the house.
I stand up from the porch step.
"Coming!" I shout back to her.
Without realizing it, I find myself looking up at the beautiful blue skies. It really is peaceful here and I don’t think I mind being away from all the chaos.
Creakkkk!
I open up the door to the smell of homemade pancakes that Mom made for Minami and I.
"Let me guess, you were outside looking up at the sky again," Minamia says from behind me.
We both enter the kitchen in that moment.
"Of course. I enjoy the sight of the different clouds and how bright the blue is of the sky," I reply while taking a seat at the table.
"I’m glad you both made it to breakfast with no problems," Mom interrupts with a smile on her face.
Family is the one thing you really can’t beat, huh? I do miss something else that is just as important sometimes... The girls.
I haven’t thought about them in quite some time. How long has it really been since I saw or heard their voices? I don’t really know myself anymore.
"Of course. We wouldn’t miss it Mom," Minami says with happiness in her voice.
I look down at my plate for a moment.
Flash!!!!
Blood appears all over the table as the house looks like it is starting to fall apart.
What the hell is going on!?!?
"Hey, are you guys seeing this?" I ask with a bit of panic in my voice.
"Seeing what Honey?" Mom responds calmly as she looks towards me.
Blood spills out from her mouth as she shoves the pancakes into it.
Shove!
I push the table away from me and immediately run back out of the house... Only to see that the skies have turned blood red.
What is going on all of a sudden.... I don’t understand why this is happening or what’s happening. This place is starting to look like hell itself.
I don’t think there is anything that I can do about this... No way to fix it myself.
Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum.
I can feel my heart beginning to beat out from my chest as I fall to my knees. Pain is starting to surge throughout my entire body before it finally forces me to fall onto the floor.
"Gahhhh!!! What the..." I cry out as I grip my chest on the floor.
Without thinking I look down towards my chest to see the hole from Greed is back once again. It is almost like I never recovered from any of the attacks.
Slam!!! Slam!!!
My hands crack the ground around me before everything suddenly disappears in the blink of an eye.
It feels as if I’m floating in the air for a few moments before I blink again to see the blood red skies are still there. Just it is brighter now and I can feel the wind blowing past me.
One look towards my body tells me everything I need to know.
My clothes are tattered and covered in dried blood from my last fight, the ruins of the old castle are still around me, and I don’t feel any pain anymore.
The hole in my chest is completely healed over, leaving nothing but a scar now.
I was forcefully dragged away from everything I ever wanted....
Tears don’t stream down my face, nor do I feel the urge to tear the world apart. Just sadness that I can’t really express for some reason.
I don’t think I am really the same as I once was, huh? Who would’ve thought that I could be changed so much in such a short period of time.
Ugh. I’ll have to figure out where to start all over again.
Where is the right place to go or who is my next target? The girls... No. Not yet.
After standing up I realize that no one is really around at all. The place is exactly how it was left before I died.
Though it definitely looks a bit weathered since I died.
I probably should get a change of clothes and find something to eat. Then I’ll gather some information somehow.
The long walk finally begins as I let my thoughts die down. There isn’t really much to consider at the moment since it would only make me feel worse.
But as I’m walking I realize something else is different about me... My hair is a lot longer than it once was.
Shrug.
It doesn’t matter if it is longer since it won’t really change anything when it comes to fighting someone. I’ll just tie it back or something if I have to.
There is one thing bothering me right now though.... Why haven’t I heard Rika’s voice once yet? Not a single word from her since I came back from the dead.
She’s the one person I would’ve expected to hear first. Yet, it is completely silent as if she isn’t even here at all.
After hours upon hours of walking I finally reach a gate. Guards are positioned outside but they don’t look like they care about letting me in.
"Welcome to Leone. Hopefully you can find some better clothes friend," The Guard says casually.
I just walk past him without saying a word. The streets of this kingdom are crazy compared to everything I’ve seen before but that can be explored later.
Finding a place to get clothes made comes first.