Conversation with the shadow

You can have the table all to yourself now, no need sharing it with me anymore" Haechi that has finished eating said standing up.

Sure, why not" Korouki said with a smile. "You won't mind me taking my sake to," Haechi who has almost left came back to carry his pot of sake. "Sure I don't" Korouki said with smiles.

After Haechi walked back into his room, the black shadow that has been inside his body all this while came out.

" You know I think we really do need to get back in form" the shadow said after coming out.

"Which form? Nothing your thinking will ever happen, I will just live in seclusion till I discover the gang then went back to seclusion when they are all wiped out" Haechi said as he sat at the edge of the bed pouring himself some sake.

"How long do you think you can leave like that? Life is already getting boring for you, I know that, sake and cigarette can't stop things for long" the shadow said.

" Just shut up" Haechi said as he gulped down a cup of sake. "I got a way to still have control when sake and cigarette stop working, are you sure you want me to shut up? The shadow said.

Hearing that, Haechi seems to be in a trance a bit as he looked at the shadow before finally speaking up.

"Who gives people a means to control them."

"I really don't want to, but I don't think I can find someone better if I lose you, it is really great when we sync you know" the shadow said as Haechi notice a bit trace of emotion in his voice for the first time.

"You know you are sounding unlike you, I thought you always want to take full control" Haechi said pouring himself another cup of sake.

"Yeah I do, but how many years has it been now, we made our contract when you was fourteen, I guess I have gotten use to having you around, you are not bad," The shadow said.

" Funny I am hearing that from you" Haechi said laughing.

"You didn't look any great back there at the inn, I only really noticed it when you leave the table, sake is already failing to stop your impulse to kill" The shadow said making Haechi that was about to down another cup of sake to stop.

"Great you find out, it is not like it is not what you want all this while?" Haechi asked.

"It was but then I found out me fully having control means you dying, we have worked together for fifteen years, even a messenger of death treasures memories" The shadow said causing Haechi to pause and look at it.

Seriously Haechi have found out what doesn't use to happen before the shadow went to sleep, back then while eating he has noticed himself being a bit aggressive and having the urge to kill even after confirming he is not being affected by the shadow, he has left the table to actually control himself.

"What happened back there" Haechi finally speak up. "I think you have reached the demonizing stage, It is the reason why most of us signed contract with you all, a stage where we gain something for the contract we signed with you all, I didn't know my stage has come" the shadow said.

"What is that really?" Haechi asked.

"Demonizing is a stage where we gain the full control of the body of the person we signed contract with, I think my own came a bit early, maybe because the contract was dormant within this last five years you rarely kill" The shadow said.

Hearing that, Haechi burst out laughing.

"That is great for you then, you will finally gain the body you dream," Haechi said as he gulped down another cup of sake.

"I don't think it is" the shadow said.

"Why? I won't resent you when you finally do, I have nothing to lose again, just kill the rest of the gang when you finally do, I think you can do that pretty fine"Haechi said.

"What about Yuri?" The shadow asked making Haechi who was about to serve himself another cup of sake to stop.