Fist

Shyrveen sighed and looked at the flashlight then turned it on in its lowest lumens.

Seeing this light, he still feels that it's too bright for this darkest place without rooms for sunlight to slip into the gaps.

He shook his head and looked around, then saw the whole state of the room with full of canvases and paintings, table and chairs, closets and drawers, and a bookshelf at the back of the table.

Then he remembers that he is currently in the Art Club Room, the first room that different from other rooms.

'This might be the room of that ghost teacher...'

And he sweated after thinking about it.

He knows that he can find some clues here compared to other rooms, but this place is the highest place of chances of being killed by the ghost teacher.

'It's fine, Shyr... It's fine, you have a one chance of being save and you can exert the Mental Force freely but still needs some improvements.'

He grips the flashlight tightly and pointed it on the table, where the teacher's table usually is, before walking over.

Of course, he walks carefully because there might be traps unknowingly lay down somewhere.

'I can't just underestimate them like that...'

After walking around the table, he saw that there's a three drawers, and decided to pull the first in the middle.

But it is locked.

He reached out for the second, and it is still locked.

Then stares at the third drawer before moving, and he was glad that it is unlocked.

He saw two pieces of ripped off paper and a rank badge.

'Badge? Soldier?... Let's see what with the newspaper first.'

Then read the first piece with news.

'- was reported that a lady that died in the middle of the pathway, has been raped by the --------   -------'

The news in it is incomplete then he turned it over just to see a picture, he somewhat distinguished a person's head that is bloodied with opened red eyes staring at the camera, lying down on the pool of blood on the dirty ground.

He got goosebumps after feeling that the lady in the picture is staring at him directly.

And slightly changed his sight to calm his hear but just to see her grotesque body, a twisted mangled limbs or, in fact her whole body is twisted to unknown.

He covered his mouth to interrupt his body's instinct to vomit. He breathe for a couple of seconds for controlling himself.

Shook his head and inspected the piece of paper and looked for the exact date or something that might help him or be added to the clues, while dodging the stares that as if can ignore the distance of his and her in time and space.

It's all in black and white picture and the piece of paper is so yellowish but the picture is so clear that it is not faded for a couple of decades already.

He put it back and didn't dare to take it, for bringing a disaster to him, he still remembers that ghost have a way for tracing some thing that related to his/her resentment/s.

Then checks out the second piece that only saying.

'The best art that can be created in this world is to explore the real meaning of life!'

And at the back with bloody scratched number '3', he examined it and thought that it was like.

'... As if it's written with finger...'

Then looked around the table and noticed that there's no pen or pencil.

'... Even brushes?... How do they paint then... Don't tell me...'

He flashed the light around the room just to see some paint cans and containers but didn't dare to open and continue his thoughts.

It's making him more creeped out.

He put the piece of paper down beside the first piece before examining the badge.

"Folks? What do you guys think about this?"

Twister, the Professional Gamer: "I think that we are watching a live stream of a hard core horror game..."

The Player, that kind of Cheating: "Yeah, like the stories of those virtual reality games, Host."

"I don't mean that! I mean this three things! C'mon, folks!"

He rolled his eyes and at the same time just to hear one person saying.

Neo, The Nerdy One: "Well, Host. I can say that that badge was surely from the East and not from the West. Let me check..."

Shyrveen and the rest of  the audiences stops to wait for him to search about it.

It took Neo a few seconds before saying what he searched.

"... There's a record in the World War II, and only the Japanese occupied the land of the Philippines, if its around the East... If we can be sure about that, then this is from the time around year 1942 - 1945."

Everyone: "Oh..."

Then everyone stunned after realizing the next person is a bit right.

This Owner Owns Old Bowl: "... Guys... Am I the only one wondering why he is on the planet with similar history with the Earth?"

The Mob that Being Mobbed by the Mobs: "Elder, I mean Mr. Owner... There's one out of the hundred reasons that can explain this phenomenon with the highest accuracy... Did you heard something called 'Parallel World'?"

This Owner Owns Old Bowl: "... Then the Host is really out of the Earth?"

Everyone: "╮(╯_╰)╭"

One Eyed Moon: "For me, I just want to know, right now... Host, you don't feel anything?"

All of the audiences became curious about this, after all they can see his expression without showing some patriotism or anger about the past. 

Shyrveen blinks and thought for a second before replying honestly to them.

"You mean, feel angry about what they did? Sorry, folks. But maybe with my amnesia plus born in the modern era, I can only pity the victims of the war in the hands of those kind of soldiers back then. That's the truth of what I'm feeling right now, folks. After all, for me, war is the date of birth of the devils that disguising as angels for the name of peace... Alright, let's stop this gloomy atmosphere, I still need to get out of here."

"... +27"

I can See Them: "You're right, Host... But just to remind you, the ghosts around you will get excited if they heard you saying like that..."

Shyrveen dazed out after hearing that.

The Mob that Being Mobbed by the Mobs: "... Nah, for me, I want to curse this Host, but there's no point for doing that now."

Flipping the Flip of Flippant: "Tch, the host is a person that don't feel anything for his ancestors that have been humiliated like that! Ptui!"

Nike, Just Do It: "C'mon upstairs, you have your own feelings and mind, and he have his own."

Shooter of the Shot to Shoot: "Okay, let's stop guys, we're still only 27 people watching the Host to be helped by us, and it's interesting to help the 'protagonist' getting out of that place. After all  I don't recognized an old building like that in my country, I mean in the Philippines."

A Man Living in a World with Four Dark Corners: "Mr. Shooter is right! And Host, my thoughts about the ghost, if that lady in the picture is the ghost teacher that you're talking about. Plus the thing that you said, that you were almost killed by her, then her resentment is too much for the current 'you' now. Even though I want to see here, don't confront her, host!"

Annie, the Little Red Riding Hood: "Yes, yes, upstairs knows too well, huh? You have a ghost companion, or ghost wife?"

A Man Living in a World with Four Dark Corners:  "Bullshit! If there's a ghost around me, I don't mind her showing to me if she was a real beauty!"

Everyone: "..."

Little Fiery Fairy : "Damn! Pervert to the next level! Purge him!!!"

"Okay, folks, back to the ghost teacher."

Nanny of the Books: "Host. She was killed around the World War II, with her students, that's what I guessed... And... Looked for the current time there? I mean, if you're stuck with the ghost that have domain, I based that on the light novels. Then you're in a bad position."

Twister, the Professional Gamer: "Upstairs, you mean even in the middle of the day, it won't affect the place for where he is?"

Nanny of the Books: "Yup! And now that there's a different room, there must be another one. I mean, an entrance for the people, mortals, like Host to enter in that place, right? I'm really not sure, just a guess, host! Sorry about that if I'm wrong!~"

"It's fine, as long as I have some ideas, it's better to be a paranoid than not, right?"

I can See Them: "Paranoid = state of alertness, not = free food for the ghost. Hahaha! Thumbs up for that Host!"

Shyrveen smiled bitterly for that remarks.

"Thanks."

Then he started to walk with the best of his ability to be quiet towards the door, after all this Art Club Room only had one door with no windows.

But before going out, he covered the flashlight with a piece of cloth that he ripped off from his inner shirt, to lower it's brightness.

Hearing that there's nothing wrong outside, he slowly opens the door just to be stunned.

There's a ghost in front of him!

'Shit!'

He cursed while subconsciously and bravely grabs the mouth of the ghost after covering his gloved hand with Mental Force then pulled it inside the room with him.

Then put his back against the wall after closing the door.

Everyone in the live stream were stunned, then some sweats came out of their pores but felt so cold in their whole body, before waking up and went to barrage.

Everyone: "Fuck! Holy shit! A real ghost!"

They didn't doubt anymore after seeing the state of that entity.

A small figure, guessing that it was once a girl, wearing a unknown uniform that surrounded by white mist, while the said ghost is kind of transparent but not.

Then.

Nike, Just Do It: "Host! Goddammit! My admiration towards you went up like a rocket! Mother! You just grabbed a girl like that!... Nice!"

Everyone: "( ! - _ -)"

Little Fiery Fairy: "Host, we just confirmed one conclusion about your personality! You're a real scumbag, near being a rapist, have amnesia or not!" 

Hearing Nike's admiration and Fairy's contempt in his mind, Shyrveen twisted his body 180 degrees before pushing the ghost girl to the wall, that at the same time, step back to make some space in between them.

Posed his body in boxing position while holding the flashlight pointed at the ghost girl and with his right fist that glowing with little blue hue.

Time seems so slow, the pressure from the ghost girl that still staring blankly at his eyes, making him sweats that is not stopping crawling down on his body.

Until he can't bear it anymore and decided to move slowly with his feet towards the door and thinking about escaping.

'There's no more hiding here or else-'

"Eiy~ Big Brother~"

 His thought has been interrupted by a little voice inside his mind.

"You're... Still alive?~"

The ghost girl asked with a smile on her pale face with matching black nerves on it, resulting the smile becoming a vicious one.

Everyone got goosebumps after hearing her asking in this way.

Even the audiences didn't expected that they will hear the voice of the ghost that so clear and be included in the live stream.

But there's another shocking moment coming after that.

They saw Shyrveen burst out his feet and punched out straight onto the ghost girl's face.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Only to be stupefied by this unexpected scared shout from the ghost girl.

Everyone saw her covered her head and curled down on the floor.

The Mob that Being Mobbed by the Mobs: "Why do I feel that the Host is the dangerous one here?"

"... Same. +24"

"..." 

Shyrveen was stunned on his spot without knowing what to think while staring at this scared ghost girl.

'No! It might be her trap to let my guard down!'

He decided to escape than to confront her, and run away without forgetting to be silent as possible on the hallway, away from the Art Club Room.

He keeps looking back every few seconds to check if the ghost girl is following him or not.

"There's a high chance that... Huff... That was a trap... Huu... There's no way that the ghost girl will be a kind one after asking me with that kind of question, folks!"

Shyrveen shouted for the audiences to remind them that they were not humans anymore and everything is possible for them for the sake of killing him or worst, robbing his soul to be just their meal.

He shakes his head lightly not to be distracted again since he is back on the hallway again.

'High chances of meeting her again.'

Then he walked around the hallway for unknown minutes while checking every rooms that he passed by, that he realized they are different from the rooms above.

'They were bedrooms all along!?'

He is flashing the inside from the hallway but he didn't dare to go in, even though he saw that each rooms have one door in the middle. Only door but no windows or anything.

This Owner Owns Old Bowl: "No, Host. it's more like cottages!"

A Farmer that Farming Numbers: "Now that upstairs said it. They were a bit like cottages from rural areas or some places with little fame for tourism. I once tried renting one to have an experience, because I got tired of luxurious hotel and shits."

The Person that Freezes Memories: "Above is so fierce!"

Aphrodite, the Hottest Celestial Body: "Are you sure you're don't have a forgotten child, dear father Farmer?"

Neo, The Nerdy One: "Guys, the real fact is, the windows that separating this cottages and the hallway is for half glass classrooms..."

Everyone: "..."

Nanny of the Books: "Then, what I just guessed was right?"

A Pen that Singing: "You mean, the ghost teacher does have an ability to manipulate spaces?"

Nanny of the Books: "Yes and no. If we speculate more about it that based on the light novels. Then as far I can see, guess, I mean, her ability is only for... Connecting places? Those cottage's bedrooms might not be in the same building."

"But she can teleport..."

Shyrveen added.

Nanny of the Books: "Maybe that ability is only applicable inside her domain?"

Annie, the Little Red Riding Hood: "Why is that?"

Twister, the Professional Gamer: "... Ahh, the Nanny was saying that if the ghost teacher really have an ability to freely manipulate space element or energy and so. There's no brainstorming unto this very second, Host."

Shyrveen realized this and remembers the time, when the ghost teacher is sucking his soul.

"... I think it is... She can pull out my whole soul from my body that feels like being ripped apart, but it takes time though..." 

The Player, that kind of Cheating: "Then as you said earlier, being paranoid is good than being not. If so, be careful for sudden wound, Host. I mean, you can over think that she can teleport other things inside her territory or domain into her wishes... Including inside your body since you're in her home as we speaking."

"!!! +26"

Aphrodite, the Hottest Celestial Body: "This is getting out of just being scary, guys..."

"Those have implications in your body, please stop watching, I can't be responsible for anything that will happened to you, folks..."

He took some deep breath before warning his audiences again but at this time.

One Eyed Moon: "Host... What do you think about that door, or doors of each room of cottages?"

"Those?... Ignore them, I'm having goosebumps while staring at it, add that, that there's an instinct that telling me not to step inside these rooms after I tried once."

Shyrveen shook his head after caressing his neck. Still feeling the hairs on it standing up.

Shooter of the Shot to Shoot: "That's good conclusion, Host. And your sixth sense is improving a lot, like those in the gameeeEEEEH! Run! Host!"

Everyone: "Oh fuck! Run! Run! Host! Run!"

Shyrveen frowns after hearing the panic-stricken shouts in his mind, but before he can ask them he turned his body and put all his strength to dash away.

 And heard the ghost teacher shouts that sending signal onto his whole body that.

'Shit! Next level of wrath!'

He felt the same coldness back then after meeting the ghost teacher. Sweats are starting to appear, but not a lot now since he already experienced this once.

But goosebumps are on like 24/7.

Nevertheless, his mind is working now with his body, and his eyes are so calm but with a little bit of fire, that burning with the fuel of anger from his heart too, making his blood boil.

Then he applied his (MF) on his gloves before turning left, then punch through the air with coldness in his eyes.

The audiences are confused after seeing Shyrveen to take action like that so suddenly.

But the confusion turns into speechlessness and admiration after seeing him succeeded.

What they saw was for the first time, the so pitch black mist that so dark like a black hole appeared so suddenly in the screen.

And it's exactly appeared on the way of Shyrveen's fist and before everyone watching the live stream and the pair of red jewels inside of that pitch blackness, can squeak.

His fist connected to the below of that pair of red eyes of the ghost teacher, and the force made her flew again but only for five meters away this time.

Shyrveen changes his body's center of gravity before turning his body again and left so fast to another way, leaving a simple but ruthless phrase for the ghost teacher.

+

The Ghost Teacher was roaming around her territory angrily while looking at the second floor for the bastard kid!

She is so angry after feeling the pain on her cheek for the first time after becoming a ghost!

'You brat! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!'

She's floating with the black mist that sending maliciousness around her, black hairs are waving furiously.

She met her ghost students and hit them after they answered her negatively, and shout madly!

"Who fucking saw where that mortal brat go!!!?"

All those ghost students are bowing down and didn't dare to tweet a single sound, knowing how fierce this teacher, even the white mists around them are so dimmed and less compared from the usual size.

"Get out of my sight!"

They frantically disappeared in those classrooms and behaved silently.

The Ghost Teacher, went down after making sure that the kid is not on this second floor and remembers her own.

She became worried after realizing her thought and hastily went there, just to see the ghost girl student.

That she remembered that all of this girl's life is so timid even after becoming a ghost, she is still timid and became a pretender.

"Hey girl! Why are you here?"

The scared ghost girl looked up after hearing the unforgettable voice and her face paled again, this time, like a snow, and each black nerves are bulging like snakes that on her face.

"A-e... Um... This... Te-te-teacher... I'm - I intend to pass t-the sketches of all stu-students th-that you assigned to us..."

"Oh? Is that s-... Wait... WAIT!? DID YOU SAW THE KID!?"

She perceived that kid's presence in this room, on this ghost girl's apparition body, that has been forgotten suddenly by her but she knows that it wasn't her that made her forget that presence.

"HiiI!!! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

The Ghost Teacher became angry again after seeing her again like this, and decided to grab her chin and put the ghost girl's face on her face, slowly asking but with controlled anger inside.

"DID.YOU.SAW.THE.KID!?"

"... Y-yes... He-he tried to punch m-me earlier, Teacher!"

"Where he is now!?"

"He-he ran away..."

"..."

"(T - T)"

"Useless!"

The Ghost Teacher throws her away and left to the hallway again, and carefully digesting the air, to distinguished the foreign substance that mixing in the air of this place, this territory of hers for all this decades!

She smiled viciously and looked to the right way.

'I found you again, boy!'

She floated hurriedly while following the scent of the kid's mortal body.

'This time, enough playing! I'll kill you!  I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!'

But she cursed herself for the first time for making her domain so big like this.

In no time, she saw him standing like an idiot there while staring at one of the cottage's room.

She smiled so cruelly and licked her lips and then she flew towards him but before she can move away from her position.

She saw him run away with all his strength that stunned her for four seconds and realized that he can run so fast now compared from before!

'How can he feel me so far away!?'

She calculated the distance between that at almost 40 meters away!

Plus the speed of his running now.

She grabs her hair, her mist became denser until it becomes liquid, if someone is near her now for at least twenty meters away, they will hear the sound of dripping water, and the mist becomes darker and darker until you can't see her apparition body now in the middle of it, while the mist is extending its range that covering every corner of the hallway.

And her eyes are turning redder and redder that now glowing in the middle of that pitch black mist.

"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO IMPROVE IN MY TERRITORY, BOY!!!"

And directly teleports for four times angrily because she can only do that with the maximum range of ten meters for every second.

Noting that this is already inside her own domain!

She hurriedly followed him because a mortal that improving him/herself inside of the ghost territory is directly telling the owner as a piece trash!

Then she saw him turning left and fortunately for her, it's inside her teleportation range.

She disappeared on that hallway and reappears on the front of the kid again!

She smiled ruthlessly to him but only to see a fist incoming to her and then she feels a pain on her face before she can reacts, and at her nose exactly!

Then felt her body flew again uncontrollably but only for five meters away.

Her anger is rising rapidly after realizing that he got a punch from this kid! Twice!

And wanted to shout at him but only to hear the simplest but the same ruthlessness voice after seeing him disappeared in the corner again.

"There's no second time, bitch."

This words becomes the trigger for a roar that resounded in this whole location for the first time.

Not only waking other small entities, but the rest of the great entities within their own territory in this place...

In this very big unknown location...