A treacherous friend

"Holy fuck, did that dog talk to me just now?" Morgana jumped behind the sofa and hid behind it as if she were a scared cat.

"There you are, and I already wondered where her soul bond is." Thanatos said this while walking toward the dog.

Haruka's dog was an Australian Sheppard. He was a male dog, and for an Australian Sheppard, he was really tall. Normal males are between 51 and 58 cm tall, but this dog was 71 cm tall.

"What is a soul bond?" Morgana searched through her mind but couldn't find any information about something called a soul bond.

"Didn't you pay attention in grim school? This is 40th grade stuff."

A grim reaper had a lot to learn, and that's why it takes many school years to learn all that. Grim reapers go to school for 90 years (9 years for a Grim Reaper). Thanatos was the best of the year, and Camilla was always second, but that never bothered her. At that time, the two were constantly together and had sat next to each other since the first hour. It was also the time when Camilla fell in love with Thanatos.

Somehow, it didn't surprise him that she didn't know what a soul bond is. Exorcists had become a rarity. In the last few days, most exorcists have been either scammers who can't do anything or old people who are no longer able to do their jobs.

"When an exorcist awakens his powers, a soul bond appears. He is a supporter of his master and helps him in every situation. I originally had a suspicion that he could be her soul bond, but after he didn't say anything at first, I already thought that he was kidnapped with her."

Morgana remembered now, and the face of her teacher back then poped into her mind—a bold man with sunglasses who told her that she would need everything they learned in this school.

'I am so sorry for doubting you, professor.'

Good, now we have the best source of information. What happened to Haruka, and where is she?"

The dog was quite surprised after hearing his master's true name, but he did not even budge.

"Why should I tell you that she got kidnapped by a grim reaper, and now you want to ask me things about you? You are ridiculous."

The dog was angry; you could truly see how much he disdained grim reapers for the things they did towards her master.

"I know how you feel, but we are the only ones who can do something about that situation. I am sure that you know exactly what happened, and I am sure that you could easily find her, but why did you do nothing? It is clear that you are ashamed of yourself for not being strong enough to protect your master, and now you are afraid of searching for her and then finding out that she is angry at you for not protecting her." Thanatos said it with an angry voice; he could see right through the dog without even trying. He was a coward who shoved his cock between his cheeks and is now judging others for it.

"You are right. I am a coward, and still I can't trust you, and I won't trust you." The dog knew that what he said was dump, but he could do nothing else. He felt ashamed and wanted to change things, but he couldn't, and why? Because he was a coward.

When Morgana saw how the dog looked, she walked slowly towards him, crouched down, smiled, and said with a lovable voice, "Hey, listen to me. I don't know how this Haruka is, but I am sure that she is a good person, and I am sure that she means everything to you. You don't have to trust us, and you won't have to do that in the future. So trust in yourself and search for her. We are just here to support you, okay?"

Morgana's beautiful smile struck the dog like a thunderbolt; he felt at ease now. He agreed that he did not have to trust them. He only has to trust himself and use these people for his benefit to find his master faster, and when that is done, he can just kick their asses and make sure that they will never see us again.

"The man who is on that picture is Haruka's only friend; he is a grim reaper from the Shinigami clan. He told her about her powers and helped her a lot; he was her best friend, and now he betrayed her."

Last Thursday, 21:45

Dingdong

"Oh, Hideo. It's been a long time; come in, and I will bring you some tea." Haruka was excited; Hideo was the only person she ever saw as a friend. She wasn't good when it came to socializing with other people, which was the reason why she never made friends with them. She only got along with some people in her class, but she wouldn't say friendships; it's more like you spend time with each other during school. But a person you wouldn't want to meet after school.

She liked spending time with him. Hideo was a man with a slim body, white skin, and black hair who was 170 cm tall. He wore normal clothes: a black shirt and a gray pair of jeans.

Haruka went towards the kitchen, fetched the kettle from the kitchen cupboard, and started heating the water.

"Ah, by the way, what kind of tea would you like to drink, black tea, or rather, HUH huh?"

Hideo snuck up behind Haruka's mouth and covered it so she couldn't scream.

"I'm sorry, Haruka, but it's for the sake of my family." Haruka tried to pull away from Hideo with all her might, but it didn't work. She kicked him in the shin. She scratched his skin, and soon a glowing blue aura erupted from her, trying to engulf him. Her dog tried to come to her aid, but before he could reach her, Hideo was engulfed in black smoke and disappeared.

"For the sake of my family, could it be?" Morgana bit her lips and shouted, "Thanatos, dog, I think I know what they want to do with her; we need to find her now; we have no time."