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Super Challenge Zombie Loan Fanfic
Title: Angel of Death
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Words: 29,471 of 30,000 words
Warnings: death, violence, language
Summary: The life of a reaper can get a little boring, so why not spice it up with a little game? Rules are not a problem for a reaper of her power who can even reap unmarked humans. Her target is the newly revived Chika Akatsuki.
Chapter 29
Chika, Shito, Michiru, Yuuri, Momoka, Sotetsu, Koyomi, Yuuta, Ohtsu and Zarame are gathered at the office trying to figure out Bekko's riddles. "I can't say it any more clear than that," the ferryman insists. "Beyond the hopeless door, lies hope." He pauses noting that no one understands. "That is how I was told it went."
The office door opens and Kuze, Pochi and Carmella arrive. "We must go to the door," the chairperson sounds like it is urgent.
Bekko pushes up his glasses; he looks more interested than usual and far less bored, "indeed, one more time."
xoxox xox xoxox
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" People drop dead without explanation. Some see the skeleton with snake hair like a medusa swing a scythe; other see a blur and others are just confused. But that confusion doesn't last long, for soon after they realize that their friends are not fainted but dead, their lives are taken as well. The evil being is furious.
xoxox xox xoxox
The Z-Loan group stands in front of the closed door to their office. The chair person chants an incantation and holds up a glowing key. She uses it to open the door, but instead of it leading to the office as logic would dictate, the place beyond the door is different. Kuze crosses the door, followed by everyone else. She takes note of everyone being ready for a battle, many with new weapons; some had recovered the weapons they had lost. "You had fought for long enough. You survived this long and held on to your hopes. If you hope, you will achieve."
The dark room is filled with questions; the glowing blue carvings of a locked door at the opposite end of the room are the only source of light. "Will it really work this time?" Bekko wonders, more as if he's talking to himself then anyone else.
"Many times before, the evil being's opposite was gathered but it was never enough. However, all of that was not in vain," Carmella explained, "she was weakened, with what they have now, and if we give them a little of our own, this can be won."
"But the missing piece is..." Bekko does no finish.
Carmella nods acknowledging his point, but the confidence doesn't leave her eyes. "It is no longer needed."
"In deed, it is not," Kuze agrees.
Chika is becoming impatient, "What's everyone talking about?" He didn't like not understanding, and he wasn't the only one bothered by it.
"Shito, have you heard about Pandora's shard?" Kuze asks.
Shito thinks about it for a moment, the name sounds familiar. "Yes, a piece of wood Toho carries with him everywhere. I know not of its use."
"It is a piece of the box that imprisoned many beings, representing many things," Kuze explained. "Long ago Hope and Hopeless fought to the end. Hopeless thought the battle had been one, that Hope was destroyed. But when Hopeless is at its strongest, Hope will shine the brightest." Kuze looks towards Bekko and Carmella.
Carmella continues, "eventually the box was lost, we knew of the location of the missing piece but that was no where near enough. The Wheel of Fate had though the Underworld held the box hidden to preserve order, that is, to preserve the manifestation of Hopeless as a part of the natural order. They denied it but we did not believe them."
"After the negotiations were finally over, the Wheel of Fate stopped insisting that the Underworld had the box and a just in time for a new search to start without being clouded by the doubt of thinking the box was not lost but hidden, Hopeless manifested again," Kuze looked towards Bekko. "I'm sure you must have heard this part before.
"Then you want me to tell the story? Very well," Bekko continues, "Hopeless comes when a certain amount of hopelessness is accumulated. That wasn't hard with all the illegal zombie attacks recently and the rivalry between the Underworld and the Wheel of Fate. The negotiations are still being implemented. Right now it's time to face Hopeless with Hope."
"Where is the being of Hope?" Michiru asks.
"Humans..." Ohtsu finally speaks, "zombies who are human at heart as well." He heard the story of how hopeless thought hope was destroyed, but the being of light was in fact divided into many small pieces that reside in the hearts of people so that Hope may always stay within them.
"Yes, and now..." Kuze stops, a dark precense is felt.
"Game over, you all die. I'll rip your souls away. There's no escape, it's no use," Hopeless, the true identity of the being who had masked itself as a reaper has finally been revealed.
"Do not fear," Kuze calmly approaches the door. "I apologize for not telling you this right away, but if you hope, if you don't doubt that you will survive, then she cannot kill you. I had to allow you to discover that hope on your own for the purpose of opening this door." Kuze holds up her key, collecting energy from everyone.
Hopeless goes on a rampage but is much weaker now. "There's no way to escape me, I am death, I am a reaper, humans will end up dying, they can't hope for anything else!" The words of Hopeless have no effect; if anything they show the being's desperation and create more hope.
The door opens and Kuze retrieves the box with the missing peace. She opens it and Hopeless is drawn towards it, then she closes it and put it back. I will close this door of hopelessness. It will be hard for Hopeless to escape again..."
"Isn't there a hole in that box?" Sotetsu asks.
"Yes, if too much pressure is keep inside it will break again. It is best this way. Hope and Hopeless cannot be destroyed, they depend on the living beings of this world," Kuze closes the door and pet Pochi on the head. "It is up to us for how long the peace will last; it is up to us when things will reach a point where the manifestation of Hopeless escapes again, and it is up to us when and if Hopeless will once again be sealed."
They return to the Z-Loan office, with many hopes and no fears. Kuze asks Michiru and Koyomi to stay back for a moment. Chihiro and Leon return from the next world for just a few minutes, for one last goodbye, or rather one last "see you later".
xoxox xox xoxox
At the Z-loan office everyone is thinking about celebrating. Sotetsu even got a nice bonus, and is actually going to try to revive.
Everyone is very cheerful, and Chika has returned to being himself, aggravating Shito more and more, for all the time he couldn't bother him while he was in China.
"Shito, what are you doing?" Chika sees his friend bent over, hands around his ankle.
"With all of this... my socks bunched up..." Shito pulls his socks up and everyone just stares at him. "It's annoying!" He insists, "it's very annoying when socks bunch up..." and they all laugh.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I don't own Zombie Loan. One more chapter to go. :D
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Words: 29,471 of 30,000 words
Warnings: death, violence, language
Summary: The life of a reaper can get a little boring, so why not spice it up with a little game? Rules are not a problem for a reaper of her power who can even reap unmarked humans. Her target is the newly revived Chika Akatsuki.
Chapter 29
Chika, Shito, Michiru, Yuuri, Momoka, Sotetsu, Koyomi, Yuuta, Ohtsu and Zarame are gathered at the office trying to figure out Bekko's riddles. "I can't say it any more clear than that," the ferryman insists. "Beyond the hopeless door, lies hope." He pauses noting that no one understands. "That is how I was told it went."
The office door opens and Kuze, Pochi and Carmella arrive. "We must go to the door," the chairperson sounds like it is urgent.
Bekko pushes up his glasses; he looks more interested than usual and far less bored, "indeed, one more time."
xoxox xox xoxox
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" People drop dead without explanation. Some see the skeleton with snake hair like a medusa swing a scythe; other see a blur and others are just confused. But that confusion doesn't last long, for soon after they realize that their friends are not fainted but dead, their lives are taken as well. The evil being is furious.
xoxox xox xoxox
The Z-Loan group stands in front of the closed door to their office. The chair person chants an incantation and holds up a glowing key. She uses it to open the door, but instead of it leading to the office as logic would dictate, the place beyond the door is different. Kuze crosses the door, followed by everyone else. She takes note of everyone being ready for a battle, many with new weapons; some had recovered the weapons they had lost. "You had fought for long enough. You survived this long and held on to your hopes. If you hope, you will achieve."
The dark room is filled with questions; the glowing blue carvings of a locked door at the opposite end of the room are the only source of light. "Will it really work this time?" Bekko wonders, more as if he's talking to himself then anyone else.
"Many times before, the evil being's opposite was gathered but it was never enough. However, all of that was not in vain," Carmella explained, "she was weakened, with what they have now, and if we give them a little of our own, this can be won."
"But the missing piece is..." Bekko does no finish.
Carmella nods acknowledging his point, but the confidence doesn't leave her eyes. "It is no longer needed."
"In deed, it is not," Kuze agrees.
Chika is becoming impatient, "What's everyone talking about?" He didn't like not understanding, and he wasn't the only one bothered by it.
"Shito, have you heard about Pandora's shard?" Kuze asks.
Shito thinks about it for a moment, the name sounds familiar. "Yes, a piece of wood Toho carries with him everywhere. I know not of its use."
"It is a piece of the box that imprisoned many beings, representing many things," Kuze explained. "Long ago Hope and Hopeless fought to the end. Hopeless thought the battle had been one, that Hope was destroyed. But when Hopeless is at its strongest, Hope will shine the brightest." Kuze looks towards Bekko and Carmella.
Carmella continues, "eventually the box was lost, we knew of the location of the missing piece but that was no where near enough. The Wheel of Fate had though the Underworld held the box hidden to preserve order, that is, to preserve the manifestation of Hopeless as a part of the natural order. They denied it but we did not believe them."
"After the negotiations were finally over, the Wheel of Fate stopped insisting that the Underworld had the box and a just in time for a new search to start without being clouded by the doubt of thinking the box was not lost but hidden, Hopeless manifested again," Kuze looked towards Bekko. "I'm sure you must have heard this part before.
"Then you want me to tell the story? Very well," Bekko continues, "Hopeless comes when a certain amount of hopelessness is accumulated. That wasn't hard with all the illegal zombie attacks recently and the rivalry between the Underworld and the Wheel of Fate. The negotiations are still being implemented. Right now it's time to face Hopeless with Hope."
"Where is the being of Hope?" Michiru asks.
"Humans..." Ohtsu finally speaks, "zombies who are human at heart as well." He heard the story of how hopeless thought hope was destroyed, but the being of light was in fact divided into many small pieces that reside in the hearts of people so that Hope may always stay within them.
"Yes, and now..." Kuze stops, a dark precense is felt.
"Game over, you all die. I'll rip your souls away. There's no escape, it's no use," Hopeless, the true identity of the being who had masked itself as a reaper has finally been revealed.
"Do not fear," Kuze calmly approaches the door. "I apologize for not telling you this right away, but if you hope, if you don't doubt that you will survive, then she cannot kill you. I had to allow you to discover that hope on your own for the purpose of opening this door." Kuze holds up her key, collecting energy from everyone.
Hopeless goes on a rampage but is much weaker now. "There's no way to escape me, I am death, I am a reaper, humans will end up dying, they can't hope for anything else!" The words of Hopeless have no effect; if anything they show the being's desperation and create more hope.
The door opens and Kuze retrieves the box with the missing peace. She opens it and Hopeless is drawn towards it, then she closes it and put it back. I will close this door of hopelessness. It will be hard for Hopeless to escape again..."
"Isn't there a hole in that box?" Sotetsu asks.
"Yes, if too much pressure is keep inside it will break again. It is best this way. Hope and Hopeless cannot be destroyed, they depend on the living beings of this world," Kuze closes the door and pet Pochi on the head. "It is up to us for how long the peace will last; it is up to us when things will reach a point where the manifestation of Hopeless escapes again, and it is up to us when and if Hopeless will once again be sealed."
They return to the Z-Loan office, with many hopes and no fears. Kuze asks Michiru and Koyomi to stay back for a moment. Chihiro and Leon return from the next world for just a few minutes, for one last goodbye, or rather one last "see you later".
xoxox xox xoxox
At the Z-loan office everyone is thinking about celebrating. Sotetsu even got a nice bonus, and is actually going to try to revive.
Everyone is very cheerful, and Chika has returned to being himself, aggravating Shito more and more, for all the time he couldn't bother him while he was in China.
"Shito, what are you doing?" Chika sees his friend bent over, hands around his ankle.
"With all of this... my socks bunched up..." Shito pulls his socks up and everyone just stares at him. "It's annoying!" He insists, "it's very annoying when socks bunch up..." and they all laugh.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I don't own Zombie Loan. One more chapter to go. :D