Chapter 3: Blood On My Hands

Eijun had managed to get inside the building where the party was happening. He went down to the basement where Eijun knew the kids would be there.

The downstairs smell of blood and made Eijun fear for the worse. When he finally reached all the way down, he saw cages, and it wasn't just one. There were many of them inside were the kids. Eijun saw that none of them was dead like he thought when he smelled the blood.

The kids in the cages were hurt. They were tortured from the look of them. Their appearance had blood all over their body, making Eijun think they were abused by whoever was behind this.

Eijun didn't like seeing this sight. It was something familiar toward him.

The young man went inside one cage in particular. It was like he was shown in. It wasn't a child that was inside the cage but an animal. A red and grey coloured wolf. It was hurt like the kids.

"Why is there a wolf in here?" Eijun saw a small wolf.

He gently took the injured wolf out of the cage and held it in his arms.

"Your safe now."

Eijun then let out his wings and made a vast gust of wind appear and broke the cages into tiny little pieces.

The kids in the cages came out from them one by one.

"All of you are free and won't ever have to hide anymore."

Suddenly the men heard the loud noise that Eijun made, but he didn't care.

"Who the hell are you!" The greedy-looking man came looking angry.

"So you're the one behind this," Eijun spoke in a cold, uncaring tone.

"Boss, what's going on?" Another man entered the scene. The lackey looked shocked when he saw that the kids were out of their cages.

"Do you want revenge?" Eijun asked the kids who were surrounding him. "The cages restricted your powers, but you can use them now that you are free."

"We want them to pay for what they did to us."

"Your wish has been granted." Eijun put the wolf down somewhere safe and walked toward the men.

"How dare you do these to innocent kids." Eijun glared.

"They aren't kids. They are weapons to be used." The man said.

This made Eijun's anger and rage rise even more than before. A memory of somebody saying something similar crossed his mind.

"You are nothing but a weapon for us to use."

A laugh broke out of Eijun's lips. His eyes changing crimson red. The men couldn't see his eyes, but he was mad to the point he wanted to kill them with his own hands.

Eijun took out his wings once more, and more gust of wind came, and then his features turned into sharp objects and hit the men in every corner of their body. Eijun didn't do too much harm since this wasn't his revenge.

"You guys can finish them off," Eijun said as he walked away from the men.

"Stop, please!"

"We won't do it again!"

They were begging to be saved.

"When we asked you to stop, why didn't you?" One of the children said—the boy who looked like the leader of the group.

He had blond hair and pale blue eyes. Those eyes Eijun could see were determined. They wouldn't stop.

Even though they had powers, he could see they were not that strong enough. He could see the boy was still afraid even though the child had managed to hurt them badly.

"I must kill them." He said.

Eijun stepped in front when he noticed the boy's handshaking. The child was afraid.

Quickly in Eijun's hand, a small sharp dagger appeared and then in a swift move, the young man slashed the two men.

It was probably sight kids shouldn't see.

"Why did you do that?" The blond asked.

"Because it's best you guys don't have blood on you."

Eijun took the kids out of the building. He took them to the rooftop of the building.

"Stay here and wait for me."

There something important that Eijun needed to do before he finished.

EIjun walked into the building and when all eyes were on him from all the rich and famous. He slashed one of the people in the crowd at the party. Screams were heard.

Even though these people weren't behind what happened to kids, but they still gave those two men the money to do what they had done.

Eijun started slashing every last one of the people in the crowd. Blood splashed on his mask, but Eijun didn't care.

The young man didn't want to get all this blood on him, but they had to pay for it.

He went back to the kids when everything was done.

"Let's go." He said.

Unknown to him, somebody was watching from afar.

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Eijun took the kids somewhere safe. This person was somebody he was close with and didn't care what Eijun did with his life.

"What is this, Eijun?" The woman said when Eijun arrived with the kids.

"I need help looking after these kids."

"It's not just one or two." She said.

"Please, Rei-chan. These kids are just like me. I don't want them to get into the wrong hands again."

The woman wanted to turn them away, but she did still owe the young man.

"Fine." She gave up.

"It's not like they are the ones you are taking care of."

The woman worked taking care of orphan kids all around the world. But this time, she would be taking care of gifted kids.

"Are you leaving us?" The blond asked, turning to Eijun.

Eijun took his mask off, and the kids finally saw what their saviour looked like.

"Yes, I have things that I have to do, and I can't take you, kids, with you."

"Will we see each other again." Eijun was surprised when the blond said that.

"Of course we will." EIjun smiled.

He patted the blond on his head as well as every other child that was around.

"Your friend is the one who told me about you guys. He will be joining you soon."

"You mean Takuma."

"He has glasses."

"I'm so glad." The blond cried. "I'm happy he managed to escape."

Eijun realizes what happened. This blond boy had probably helped his friend escape.

"I'm going go, and then you will be with your friend."

"Eijun, what about the wolf?" Rei asked.

Eijun looked at the wolf and saw it was still hurt.

"I'll take him with me."

Eijun was about to leave with the small wolf in his arms.

"Onii-chan!"

Eijun turned around when he was called.

"What's your name, oniichan?" The blond asked. "I'm Koushuu."

"I'm Eijun." The young man smiled. Eijun waved goodbye to Koushuu and the kids, and they waved back, and then Eijun was gone.

Eijun went back to his home, where he knew the other child was. When he arrived, Haruichi was waiting for him there.

"You're back."

"How's the child?" Eijun asked.

"He's fine, but what's with that dog."

Haruichi couldn't tell that the dog he was calling was a wolf.

"He got injured, so I'm going to take care of it."

Eijun wrapped the wolf in badges and let it rest on the couch.

"Where's the boy?"

"In your room resting."

Eijun went to his room, and when he entered, the boy had just woken up.

"Takuma, right." He spoke.

"How did you know my name?"

"Your friend Koushuu told me about you."

"Are Kouhuu and the others safe?" Takuma looked worried.

"Yes, they are fine. I plan to take you to them tomorrow."

"I'm so happy." Takuma cried out.

Eijun was glad he managed to save these kids. They didn't need to think about pain anymore and live their life with happiness.

"There is something I need to ask you," Eijun said.

"What is it, oniichan?"

"How did you know that you had to find me?"

"I had a vision, and it showed me you and that this person will help me."

"So that's your power," Eijun said.

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The following day Eijun asked Haruichi to take Takuma to Takashima Rei, who would take care of him. Since Eijun had other things to do, he couldn't do it.

Haruichi agreed even though the pink-haired young man was curious about some things.

"Takuma, your friends are waiting for you," Eijun said with a smile.

"Oniichan, will we see each other again." Eijun was surprised that he asked the same thing Koushuu said.

"Yes, we will," Eijun told him the same thing.

Eijun took something out of his pocket and gave it to the Takuma. It was a small bell that rings.

"If anything happens to you or the other kids, ring this bell, and I will come running."

Takuma was happy that Eijun cared for them.

"I will Eijun Oniichan."

Haruichi left with the child once he saw they were done talking.

When Eijun went back inside his home, the flashes of yesterday crossed his mind. He killed so many people. It wasn't his mind-controlling him but Eijun doing it himself. He was mad for the people who mistreated the kids.

His hands were splashed with blood. Eijun knew what he did was right, but there was still that guilty feeling inside him. He shouldn't feel this way since they had it coming. They knew about the kids even though they had no part in it.

"If I hadn't killed them, then they would have kept doing it all over again."

Eijun kept telling himself that he did the right thing.

The young man went to the living room and saw the wolf was healing up well. He still wondered why this wolf was there with the kids. The kids didn't say anything either when I took the wolf.

The wolf suddenly opened his eyes. They were the same colour as his own eyes.

"Are you feeling better?" Eijun patted the wolf.

Usually, wolves are scared when people do this, but this little guy was okay with Eijun.

"I'll get you some food and water."

Eijun didn't know what wolves eat, so he took out small bit sizes chicken and gave it to the wolf with water. The wolf was hungry that he ate it so fast.

Once done, the wolf cuddled with Eijun on his lap.

It looked like the little wolf was going to just fine.

While taking care of the wolf, Eijun dozed off and fell asleep. As he slept, Eijun dreamed about the past again when he was a child. The things that happened to his friends and him.

Suddenly he felt something strange on him. When he opened his eyes the young man was shocked that he almost screamed. A little boy was sitting on his lap, and he has ears, wold ears to be exact and a tail.

"Are you that wolf?"

He looked exactly like the wolf the same colour.

"Are you mad that I'm like this?" The boy spoke, being nervous when Eijun looked at him.

"I'm not mad," Eijun said. "You just surprised me."

Anyone would be surprised when the wolf you were taking care of turned into a human. Well, half since his ears were on top of his head.

"What's your name?" Eijun asked.

"Mama and Papa call me Rio."

"Rio. That's a nice name. I'm EIjun."

Eijun didn't know what he should do with the half-wolf, but he would think about when the boy was fully healed.

For the time being, Rio would be staying with him.