Let me feast on your emotion

{Wakey wakey.}

A voice hissed inside Yuichi's head, jolting him awake.

He tried to sit up, but found himself unable to move. It was as though he was stuck to the ground, which seemed to be textured like dark water.

Darkness covered the small space as the only thing Yuichi could make shape of was the shadow-like figure falling from above.

'What the…'.

Suddenly, a dark figure loomed over him, its slimy tentacles rubbing against his face. Yuichi's shock quickly turned to terror as he realized he was in the presence of something not of this world.

"What... what are you?" he managed to stammer out.

The figure didn't answer, instead, it continued to leer down at him with cold, emotionless eyes. Yuichi tried to struggle, but it was no use - he was completely at the mercy of this unknown creature.

"Oh, now I get it." Yuichi voiced out, this time with a calm expression as if he had already accepted his situation.

The figure tilted its head to the side in confusion, wondering why Yuichi suddenly changed.

"I died didn't I?" Yuichi asked, "It's understandable, I did receive a shot to the head after all".

{What is this? Do you not fear me?} The monster asked, moving closer with its slime dropping on Yuichi's cheeks.

Yuichi stared at it for a while before looking to the side, "Do what you have to… a person like me probably deserves this".

{Oh?}

The figure moved away from Yuichi and stood at a distance, giving room for Yuichi to stand up. To his surprise, he was able to move and he stood up from the ground.

Yuichi stared at the figure for a while before letting out a question, "What are you?" He asked.

{Call me the outcast…} The monster responded.

Yuichi furrowed his brow in confusion, "Outcast?"

{Yes, I am an outcast among my peers... not the most prideful, but I was chased out and cast aside.} The figure explained, slithering around Yuichi's position.

{My task was simple: find a host and merge… with me in control, that way I can stay hidden. But you…}

The figure suddenly lunged forward, emitting a piercing screech from its gaping mouth, {You are not like regular humans... I was supposed to take control, but somehow I... failed and now I am trapped inside this body of yours, Explain!}.

"You tried to take control of my body? Are you some kind of alien?" Yuichi raised his question, calmly with no hint of strength or stress in his voice.

He was surprised to see that even when standing in front of a scary ominous being, he still didn't feel fear… almost comforting.

{I guess the term aliens would be the right thing to use. That aside, what's done is done, I don't know how long I've been trapped in your body, but I do know I'm hungry and I need to eat!} The figure moved closer to Yuichi, using its tentacles to caress his face.

"That's too bad, even if you were to eat me now, it wouldn't make a difference." Yuichi spoke out.

{I don't eat humans… that would be disgusting, no, I eat raw emotions, I felt a huge surge of emotion a while ago, and I'm still hungry for it.} The figure screeched.

"Uhn? Well good luck with that." Yuichi replied, turning his face and walking away from the figure.

Before he could even get away, the figure had already whooshed to his front, {Wait!}.

"Look, if you want to eat me, then go ahead, I don't have any raw emotions to give you…" Yuichi expressed, with a sigh leaving his mouth afterwards.

{What if we made a deal then?}.

"A deal?".

{Yesssss, Right now you are lying on the ground almost dead and I'm the only thing stopping you from dying.

I'll save your life if you promise to let me feast on your emotions every once in a while, Deal?}

Yuichi paused, taking the figure's words into consideration, "I'd also like to catch the guys who shot me".

{Revenge? Now that's an emotion I'd like to eat…~} The figure grinned in response to Yuichi's statement. {I can help you with that}.

"Perfect then, I'll give you my emotions if you can do this for me… those criminals… killed an innocent life in cold blood, if anything, I want them to be punished".

{Very well, we have a deal}.

…

At the facility, Yuichi lay motionless on the floor, a fatal gunshot wound in his forehead, while beside him lay the worker who had been viciously stabbed.

The room was a chaotic scene, with various medical personnel scrambling to attend to the injured. The sounds of urgent orders being barked out and equipment being hastily moved around filled the air.

As the workers carefully lifted the wounded man onto a stretcher, two other medics were already waiting for the arrival of another bed.

"Damn it, hurry up with the bed already!" One of the medics shouted, using a towel to stop the bleeding on Yuichi's head.

Suddenly, Yuichi's eyes snapped open, sending chills down the spines of those who witnessed it. The medics scrambled to restrain him, but it was too late.

With a deafening roar, the lightning surrounding him surged violently, blowing away anything in its path with a powerful gust of wind.

The medics stood frozen in fear, their eyes wide as they witnessed the unexpected turn of events. The once lifeless body of Yuichi now pulsated with an otherworldly energy, crackling with a fierce blue lightning that seemed to have a life of its own.

As the medics tried to move away, Yuichi's body convulsed, his features contorting as he underwent a horrifying transformation. The lightning began to gather and coalesce, taking on a humanoid form that towered over them all.

The creature let out an ear-piercing shriek before launching itself at the wall with a thunderous impact, sending cracks spider-webbing across the surface.

It continued to thrash about, smashing into anything in its path as if it were a wild animal in a fit of rage.