The Black Beast (4)

''Speak''

'Thought'

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It was quick, and It was swift. My Rashomon killed and ate everything on its path. Scream and cry echo inside the building, but it was cut short when my Rashomon pierce their throat so that no one can hear them scream.

Blood and gore splatter everywhere, floor, wall, and ceiling; it's all covered in blood. It did not take too long for me to kill everyone inside the building, and Mia is somehow still peacefully sleeping on my back.

I made sure that no blood would be splatter on her or me by using Rashomon blocking any blood or gore splatter toward us.

After the slaughter, all that is left is the bodies parts of those who I killed. I don't remember any of their faces, I don't know their ages, I don't know their gender, and I simply don't care about it.

Even if I want to know who they are, it would simply be impossible at this point, all that is left of them are bodies parts, and my Rashomon is slowly eating all of those bodies parts, cleaning the place, only leaving out blood inside the building.

When I killed all of those people, I felt that foreign feeling inside me again. Maybe it's the feeling that old woman from the shop told me about? She did say that saving people might feel wonderful, and I killed all these people to save Mia from any harm in the future.

This must be what she means, right?

Anyway, after Rashomon ate all of the bodies, I put Mia on the nearest couch and let her sleep there. I also sit down next to Mia and start to think about what should I do next.

Mia has the power to produce particles that seem to kill anything that it touches. Even an object would turn into the sand when it got touched by those particles. But it seems that there is some drawback to this ability.

First, Mia would start to produce those black particles when her emotion is not stable. Second, to kill someone or destroy something, she needs to produce a certain amount of the particles, because from what I had seen, when some of those black particles touched me in the alleyway, I was not immediately got turn into a pile of flesh.

And back when she was being captured by the polices, the black particles turned into the shape of a butterfly, and when those butterflies touched the polices or object, they immediately got killed or destroyed. Maybe it's some condition? Like how my Rashomon can only work when I wear cloth.

Speaking of Rashomon, I still don't understand the full capability of its power. I know my Rashomon is strong enough to pierce and destroy steel, and it is also fast enough to interrupt bullets in the air or even slice bullets in half mid-air.

From the look of, Rashomon also seemed to be semi-sentient. Every time I was surprised attacked by people, Rashomon would come out on its own, block the attack, and kill the attacker right on the spot. It also seems to eat people, and I don't know whether it eats people because it's hungry or something else.

Leaning back against the couch, I can feel my eyelids start to feel heavy. Look like I was more tired than I thought. Carrying Mira around more than an hour seemed to put more strain on my bore more than I thought.

When coming to my stamina and physical strength, it could only be described as pathetic. I never try to do an exercise because that would be a waste of energy for me, and I need to spend as little energy as much as possible.

If I spend too much energy, it will make me hungry, making me need to go around and get more money, leading to wasting more energy, and the cycle continues.

Closing my eyes, I let sleep take over me.

~3rd POV~

Time quickly passed, and nighttime quickly arrived, a time where most people would be at home, unlike most cities where there would be some people who would enjoy the nightlife. Nighttime in District X is a time where the city turns from a dump into hell.

Nighttime is when most mutants who live in the sewer come out and start to do whatever they want. What makes them different then any mutant is that, after they become a mutant, their mind regret back into that of an animal, and only have one instinct, survive.

And due to them being mutants, they would, of course, have superpowers, some are weak, but the other would easily have the power to destroy the city. Due to their mutation, it causes them to go insane, and for whatever reason, they seem to only come out at nighttime.

But crazy mutants are the least of people worried, nighttime is the perfect time for all of the mutant gangs in District X to do business, they do not care about that crazy mutant on the street, they might be powerful, but with enough power and number, these mutants gang can deal with them easily.

Police patrol is next to nothing in the nighttime because most of them would be in their station; why? Because nighttime will be the time when those mutant gangs decide to attack them, no matter where they are, that is why they decide to stay in the station in numbers, because none of them wants to die.

In the abandoned apartment, two sleeping figures can be seen sleeping on the couch, and it was none other than Mia and Ryunosuke or Ryu.

The apartment that was covered in blood and gore from before have disappeared due to Rashomon. Still, Ryu would never know how all the blood disappears, he knew that Rashomon does other living things, but he would never know that Rashomon also drinks blood, but he would never find that out until much later.

The first one who wakes up is none other than Ryu. Opening his eyes, his emotionless black pupil starts to scan the area before looking outside, seeing that it's already night outside. He then sees Mia, who is still sleeping soundly on the couch.

'Look like she more tired than I thought.' Ryu thought while standing up.

Ryu starts to walk toward the window and look outside to see if anybody or any of those crazy mutants coming here.

Ryu bottomless eyes roam the street, trying to spot anyone or anything that come close to the building. Sleeping is not really an option for Ryu considering he can be attacked at any time, and going to sleep would leave him wide open,

Of course, Rashomon would block any attack coming toward him, even when he was asleep, but he did not want to risk his life on something uncertain.

Hours and hours go by. The only thing that Ryu can see is the building on the street and the moon in the sky. Occasionally, there will be the sound of screams and gunshots in the distance, but that is none of Ryu business.

Finally, Mia starts to stir and wake up from her sleep. Looking around, she is confused about where she is at right now, but when her eyes land on Ryu, who is still looking outside the window guarding the building, she quickly jumps up and launch herself toward him.

But before Mia can tackle Ryus on, assumingly another hug, she was stopped by Rashomon mid path, causing her to trip and land on the ground in pain.

The sound of Mia hitting the ground and the activation of Rashomon caught Ryu attention. He quickly turns toward Mia, who slowly stands up from her fall, his gaze staying on her for a moment before turning back toward the window.

''You're finally awake.'' Ryu said without looking at Mia

''Hm'' Mia responds by simply making a sound of acknowledgement while slowly standing up. When she stands back, she looks toward Ryu, who is still looking out the window.

''What are you doing?'' Mia curiously ask.

''Guarding.'' With that answer, Mia just looks at Ryu in confusion, sensing her stare. Ryu evaluates further. ''Nighttime in this city is dangerous. Anything can happen at night. Anyone or anything can attack us. That is why I usually stay awake to guard this place.''

''But what about your sleep? You can't stay awake all night long.'' Mia asks, and her tone seems to show worries toward Ryu clearly.

''I will simply go to sleep when the sun comes up.'' Ryu simply answer.

But his answer seemed to amuse Mia somehow because when she heard the answer, it caused her to giggle.

''What's so funny?'' Ryu asks, turning toward Mia.

''You're like a vampire, awake at night and sleep in the daytime.'' She answers.

''I'm not a vampire, and I will never become one.'' Ryu grumbles before turning back toward the window again.

A comfortable silence descends upon them. The only light source in the room is the moonlight coming from the window. Mia hesitantly walks next to Ryu before sitting down next to him. Ryu, who is still sitting down looking out of the window, did not batch eyes on her, his eyes still looking down on the street.

''Mia.'' Finally, it was Ryu who decided to break the silence.

''Yes?'' Mia said quietly, not looking toward Ryu.

''Do you hate your ability?'' Ryu asks, causing Mia body to immediately tense.

''Yes... Yes, I do.'' Of course, Mia would answer that her ability is the thing that is responsible for her situation now; her ability is the thing that caused her to kill her parent. So, of course, she would hate the ability.

''Is that so...'' Ryu simply answers before silence descends upon them again.

Ryu thinks about Mia answer, and seem to be lost in thought before quietly muttering to himself so that Mia would never hear him.

''How disappointing.''