Chapter 2- Tears of blood

The man who pulled them inside using force could be heard laughing in a very evil way. That laugh scared both the boys for once but they composed themselves. Saski who had turned and was being pulled inside because he grabbed Kiyoshi's hand was facing the man but the dark prevented him from figuring out where exactly that man was. He grabbed a lamp on his way to being pulled inside. Kiyoshi and Saski look at each other for the last time before they execute their plan.

At the very last moment, Saski takes help from Kiyoshi and speeds up. Jumping over Kiyoshi's head he swings the lamp towards the man meanwhile Kiyoshi distracts the man by throwing the knives that he picked up from the floor nearby. They were successful in distracting the man, he focused on the attack which Kiyoshi had planned leading to a small gap between the time of both the attacks. Which ended in the man getting hit by the lamp and due to pain he passes out. They both quickly get up and run outside the house but on the way out Kiyoshi notices something on Saski's neck, he dismisses it for time being and focuses on running. They finally manage to get out of the house and hide behind a large bush to avoid crossing paths with the man and they can escape.

As soon as they hide, Kiyoshi turns to his best friends and says in a low whisper "How did you know I was in trouble?"His friend just quietly chuckles and tells him to keep quiet. "I'll tell you everything later." Saski says in a very low voice. Before they could talk anymore, The footsteps of the rest of the guards could be heard and from where they were hiding, they could somewhat see the guards.

Kiyoshi asks Saski to lower his head as he could hear someone coming toward the bush. His assumption proves to be correct when one of the guards stops and decides to check the bush also, but the guards couldn't find them because of the dark and them hiding really low from his reach point. They both could feel the pressure but couldn't do anything, as soon as the guard left to search for them the other way. They both got out of the bush and decided to run towards the jungle which was a bit far away from Kiyoshi's house. They dashed from his house after checking that the road was clear of the guards.

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Two boys are running for their lives on the stranded road leading towards the jungle somewhat around midnight. The silence made them more worried about their safety but surprisingly at the same time, it even managed to calm them down a bit.

They both finally reach the jungle and decided to hide behind a large bush again because it was the only safe place they could and rest a bit for some time. They both sat panting for air and their loud breaths could be heard in the dead quiet jungle. Saski takes out his phone which is in terrible condition. The cracked screen prevents him from switching it on quickly, he finally manages to switch on the phone. While Saski is trying to call someone for help, Kiyoshi sat there in shock and was not able to process what just happened to him.

He felt his heart stop and drop deep down. The feeling was really different from normal pain, soon his eyes began to fill up with tears he couldn't stop or control. He couldn't move his body not even his fingers, his brain flashing all the dreadful events that happened before his eyes. The feeling was too overwhelming for him. His mark on his left hand began to glow, The sudden faint peridot glow brought him back to his senses. meanwhile, his best friend who was trying to call someone finally manages to call that person, after briefing him about their location he puts aside his phone and looks at Kiyoshi.

After noticing the marks of his tears on his face, he hugs his best friend Kiyoshi and says "I wish I had the right words to say, just know I care for you very much." Kiyoshi feels better and again notices the same thing on Saski's nape. This time he decides to check what it is, before he could look closely they both hear the faded sound of footsteps. This grabs their attention and they finally notice the same men who attacked Kiyoshi's house. Kiyoshi finally understands that the small thing on Saski's nape was a tracker set on him.

They try their best to stay unknown and hide as they both have no strength left to make a run for their lives again, they both lay down behind the big bush panting and scared for life. The triggers and symptoms of anxiety vary widely from person to person, but many people experience shortness of breath when they feel anxious. Till now they both can see the men scattered all around the jungle looking for them. They both make little to no sound and stay hidden until they can. Finally, when they thought that they both were safe, one of the men stumbles upon the bush and sees Saski's hair. when they both realize this they try to run but instead get caught merely after five minutes of running. Saki hurriedly shouts at Kiyoshi, "Don't let them do anything to you!." before his mouth was covered with a cloth. They both are soon tied and they both are thrown at the back of the big black car's trunk.

Right before Saski was thrown, someone arrives. The faint voice of the man who arrived could be heard by both of them. "I don't need to give an introduction, Right?" The words faded with faint screams of the Mafia's men. It was possibly dead quiet for the next twenty seconds, Blindfolded decreased the ability to see anything and made these two even more scared. Suddenly, the dead quiet surrounding wasn't so quiet anymore again the screams of the Dark Mafia's men could be heard in between those screams one particular question seemed to catch Kiyoshi's attention. The words which made Kiyoshi turn all his attention toward the screams were framed as "You are just as filthy as all the other cursed ability users in the Agency Tec. Aren't you?" The screams made it even more disturbing to hear but the answer from the other side further confused Kiyoshi. "Yes, but you are even filthier."

It seemed as if the demeanor of the person answering changed and Kiyoshi could feel the tension in the air. On the other side of the field was the man who was the reason for all the screams. He finally steps out of the darkness and into the open field revealing his weapon. The long and crazy-designed weapon allowed him to cover larger distances in a short period of time and the blade attached to the other end of the weapon could even cut off a hand entirely just by softly touching it, that's how sharp it is. The front part of the weapon was similarly sharp but more dangerous to tackle if in a fight.

The man was holding the middle part of his weapon, "The body" of the weapon. He seemed to be a Cursed Ability user as these weirdly designed weapons were only used by the Curses or Cursed ability users. He effortlessly kills the remaining Dark Mafia men. Meanwhile, Kiyoshi and Saski are still tied up in the trunk of the big black car lying down there nervously not knowing what's going on. Kiyoshi finally asked Saski to try and open the rope that tied Kiyoshi's hands together. "Just try, I know even without seeing you can." Kiyoshi says and Saski replies in a slow voice that he'll try. While they try to untie themselves, The man is successful in killing each and every man from The Dark Mafia who was ordered by the boss of the Mafia to bring Kiyoshi to him.

Kiyoshi and Saski who were trying to escape from the chaos suddenly feel the vehicle start and move they both could feel their hearts sink, The sudden movement of the vehicle made them stumble and again fall down. It is finally revealed that the same man who killed all the Dark Mafia's men was driving the vehicle towards Kiyoshi's house, which apparently had been under attack.

After driving for some time, He finally reaches Kiyoshi's house. He gets out of the driving seat and opens the trunk, he had known all along that they both were in the truck of the vehicle. He then took out a small bottle that contained a strong scent, it was supposed to make these two doses off instantly and it did. They both lay unconscious and still in the back trunk of the car before they both could do anything stupid. In doing this he closes the trunk and goes inside the house.