Shadows That Lurks

"So you're the Antichrist?"

Saya-nee ask with sympathy in her voice. I shook my head at her question.

"No I'm not the Antichrist....I am merely its vessel for them."

Their pupils widen by my words. Alice tighten her grip on my hand.

"A vessel? then inside currently resides the Antichrist?"

Yuriko-san then ask while her arms are cross.

"Yes...but it's not only one but many, a legion if you will. I hear them whispering from time to time suggesting that I should kill in my father's name."

Hirano-san then gulp and hesitate to ask.

"By f-father you mean...Satan?"

I smile and nod.

"Yes..him the source of all evil, my relationship with my father is a strained one for good reason...I constantly defy him every chance I get...thinking back, like father like son ahaha."

Their became quiet after I talk about him...right the idea of the Devil himself is walking among us is truly a frightening thought.

"Then..your father coming into this world...did he had a hand in causing the outbreak...I mean he wants to set the world on fire right?"

Chiaki-san then looks at me while holding her hand.

"No..my father didn't have a hand in this, heck he didn't even know I was here until I lost control."

Souichiro-san's pupils shrunk at my words for he realized something that was about to happen.

"He found out about you being here...does that mean he's coming here?"

I look at Souichiro-san...and nod.

"In a day or two he'll be hear..the whispers have been constantly reminding me my father is on his way to take me back."

"Take you back?"

Mari-nee then walks towards me looking worryingly.

"Yes. He'll take me back..torture me for defying him by killing all of you then he'll take me back."

Everyone shudders as I said that.

"Which is why I've decided it's best if I leave here."

I said it with a warm smile.

"NO!"

Mari-nee ran to me and hugs me tightly.

"You're crazy if we think we'll give you up Arthur...you're a person not some kind of monster."

Takashi-nii talks to me with confidence in his eyes.

"He's right..you're one of us now Arthur..or are you not a man to accept us as family?"

Saeko-nee said it while being snarky. I laughs at her and nods.

"Alright I won't leave. I'll deal with father when the times come."

The others nod and smile at my words....but now we face a new set of trouble. Dealing with the spies from Umbrella.

-Few Hours Later-

It's the dead of night a man can be seen walking in the door part of the estate sneakily. His face is covered by the darkness of the night, he took out a device resembling that of a phone. He push the middle button turning the screen green. He looks around and we see him smile.

-Arthur's POV-

When I woke up it's early in the morning. I look to my left to see Alice sleeping next to me...and below my feet Zeke is snoozing with bubble coming out of its nose. I gently rub her head..waking her up.

"Alice..time for breakfast."

She slowly open her eyes and smile at me.

"Morning, Onii-chan."

She got up and stretch her body...she should really be for aware of her surrounding..she's exposing her bellybutton. I sigh and begin my daily meditation to suppress the whisper..Alice seeing does not disturb and carry Zeke out to check on the others.

<She's a good kid.>

'Haven't heard from you for awhile now...what's wrong found something better to do than hanging with the Antichrist.'

<Ahahahaha nah I'm just preparing for us to leave this world.>

I quickly open my eyes...

'What do you mean by that?'

<You're almost done with this world..finishing up main quests, I mean all that is left are the final main quest and world quest.>

'I see...I've forgotten.'

<As if...you merely brush past it.>

'Shut up.'

Anyways I think it's time for breakfast. I walked out of the room only to be greeted by Chiaki-san...she smiles and hold my shoulders.

"Arthur-chan! come let's eat...Yuriko-san said breakfast is ready. The others are already there..Shizuka-sensei told me to come get you."

"Alright, let's go Chiaki-san."

We left my room and head towards the dining hall...as we walk Chiaki-san then she starts talking to me.

As we walk we eventually see 3 familiar faces walking down the hallway...huh they're still alive. They're from Shido's group, Kawamoto, Taniuchi and Yuuki Miku....I stop to look at them....all three of them froze in fear as they saw me...the two girls hid themselves behind Yuuki-san. She started conversing with me.

"Y-You're still a-alive?"

"Yes....why shouldn't I be?"

She gulped as she is visibly shaken....she recalled back that day in the bus....well I don't blame them, that Yankee was brutally murder by them after all, I starts to grin as I recalled it..oh no control yourself Arthur..

I walked past them, ignoring them...she wanted to say something but Chiaki-san strangely glared at her with cold eyes....this cause them to shiver in their feet and quickly walk away. Chiaki-san then looks at me smiling warmly and open up to me.

"About yesterday right...I''m glad you open yourself to us. I mean you don't owe us any explanation..I mean being the Devil's son..that a burden no one should have."

"Is that how you see it?"

"Well to be fair...That day inside the dojo...when you lost control, even though I felt despair...I also felt sadness coming from you"

"Sadness?"

"Yeah...as if you're the one suffering the most."

When she said That I recall the death of my sister...it was indeed painful.

"I see..thanks Chiaki-s...Chiaki-nee...for caring."

She stop and look at me surprisingly and hugs me from behind.

"You're big sister will protect you alright. As long as you're with me..I...I can be brave to those I love."

I smile and nod at her words...then we saw something strange happening in the front yard. There are a lot of people hanging out in the front yard..some of them are yelling as if protesting to something.

"What's happening out there Arthur-chan! They seem riled up."

I look at them and suddenly I see Souichiro-san and Yuriko-san walking towards them imposingly.

"Let's get a closer look Chiaki-nee."

"Alright."

She nods and we quickly head to the front yard. We listened to a woman complaining about help and the mistreatment of the undead.

"What are these people talking about?"

Chiaki-nee was fuming...and who can blame her...after everything we went through they expect everyone to be gentle towards the infected. I see one of the woman walking up to Souihiro-san looking slightly insane.

"Tell us! what gave you the right to kill them...they could be sick and needed a cure. The fact you deny this possibility will definitely makes you a murderer."

Some within the crowd rally themselves to her...hmm strange..why now do they incite conflict? After thinking I came to the conclusion..that Umbrella had a hand in it....those spies, I must deal with them now.

"There's no possibility of a cure...they are too far gone. Or can you confirm that there mind and soul can return to their body once a cure have been made."

The moment then step back when she heard Souichiro-san's words. She then grinned and point at him.

"What about that monster your keeping? That child....that monstrous child, remember that day!."

She turns to face the crowd.

"Listen, that day we heard a monstrous roar. A roar so frightening it cause us to felt despair...only then I found out it was that child that came here yesterday. That child is a monster...but I believe he's infected. Can't you see the boy can still retain his sanity despite the fact he's infected."

The crowd slowly agree with her assessment. Because of this, I decided to confront her before this get escalated. Chiaki-nee wanted to stop me but I kept on walking.

"Ah-speak of the devil, here he is...the infected child."

I look at her...there were no hatred in my eyes...only pity. She's blinded by fear that it cause her to loose sense of reality.

"I'm not infected."

I said it in a cold voice causing the woman before me to shake....Umbrella's spies, I deal with you right here, right now.