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Chapter 9 - ch:9"IN HUMAN HOST "4

Time 2:15 am :Time 2:15 am :

A girl is walking down the street. Since it is very late, half the shops are closed. There is no one anywhere on the street. Knowing about the troubles happening in the city, she is rushing to get home quickly.

​After walking quite a distance, she has reached near the park.

​She felt like someone was sitting in the park. After walking a little further, she turned and looked back,

The swing where he was seen sitting is now empty.

That swing is rocking gently. As she turned to walk forward, that person suddenly appeared standing right in front of her.

Seeing him so suddenly, she stepped back in fear.

​His face is covered, making it unclear.

​​Upon suddenly seeing such a person, the girl walked past him and continued moving forward to leave the place.

​Due to fear, she began to tremble; she couldn't walk fast, and her legs felt weak. The girl kept walking forward.

​​After walking a little further, she looked back again. There was no one where he had been standing. Startled, she looked everywhere, but there was no one.

​Convinced that it was not right to stay there, the girl walked away from the spot.​Convinced that it was not right to stay there, the girl walked away from the spot.

​A little while after she walked forward, it suddenly started to rain.​A little while after she walked forward, it suddenly started to rain.

She stepped into the veranda of a shop and stood there.She stepped into the veranda of a shop and stood there.

​The fear in her mind is not subsiding. The intensity of the rain has started to increase. The strong wind, thunder, and lightning began to fill her with dread.​The fear in her mind is not subsiding. The intensity of the rain has started to increase. The strong wind, thunder, and lightning began to fill her with dread.

​It was then she felt someone else had stepped into the other end of the same shop's veranda where she was standing.​It was then she felt someone else had stepped into the other end of the same shop's veranda where she was standing.

​Slowly, the girl looked over there. It was him.​Slowly, the girl looked over there. It was him.

He stood on the other side of the veranda, looking only at her. Her fear started to intensify. The girl stepped out and began walking forward quickly.He stood on the other side of the veranda, looking only at her. Her fear started to intensify. The girl stepped out and began walking forward quickly.

​While walking, she looked back, and he was right behind her.​While walking, she looked back, and he was right behind her.

​Frightened, the girl started to run. He also began to run, following her.​Frightened, the girl started to run. He also began to run, following her.

​She ran and ran, finally taking cover and hiding inside a narrow alley.​She ran and ran, finally taking cover and hiding inside a narrow alley.

The person who was following, not knowing where the girl went, took another route and left.The person who was following, not knowing where the girl went, took another route and left.

​After a short while, realizing he was gone, the girl came out of her hiding spot.​After a short while, realizing he was gone, the girl came out of her hiding spot.

​Not knowing where he went in the rain, she was scared and stepped out again. She walked forward, and he was nowhere to be seen.​Not knowing where he went in the rain, she was scared and stepped out again. She walked forward, and he was nowhere to be seen.

​As she walked a little further, she thought she saw someone standing in the distance.​As she walked a little further, she thought she saw someone standing in the distance.

​Determined to ask that person for help to escape, she ran towards the individual.​Determined to ask that person for help to escape, she ran towards the individual.

​"Sir... Help... Help..."​"Sir... Help... Help..."

​The person didn't seem to notice her at all.​The person didn't seem to notice her at all.

​The girl ran towards the person, and she reached him.​The girl ran towards the person, and she reached him.

He is standing with his back turned.He is standing with his back turned.

​"Sir... Please help..., someone is following me... Please... Help,"​"Sir... Please help..., someone is following me... Please... Help,"

​She said, panicking with fear.​She said, panicking with fear.

He stood there without saying a word.He stood there without saying a word.

​"Sir... Please... He is right behind me."​"Sir... Please... He is right behind me."

​The girl tapped him on the shoulder. That person slowly turned. The girl, after looking behind him, turned to look forward and was momentarily paralyzed.

​She is now standing in front of the very person she was running from.

She started trembling with fear. She was stunned, unable even to turn and run.

​He slowly took out something long and chain-like, almost touching the ground. At the end of it was a sharp, round blade covered in thorns/spikes.

​Seeing that, the girl was more terrified. As she turned back to run, before she could blink, the blade pierced her from behind.

​"Aah!"

​As the blade deeply entered her body, he pulled the chain back forcefully.

With the intensity of the pull, the girl was flung backward.

​He grabbed her by her hair and threw her onto the ground. The girl who fell tried to crawl away to escape. Suddenly, he grabbed her and laid her face up.

​"No... Please!"

​The girl began to writhe in pain. He slowly moved the hair that had fallen over her face.

Unable to bear the pain, the girl was sobbing uncontrollably. He turned her over to lie face down again, and then pulled the blade out.

​"Noooooo...!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!"

​She screamed.

​He used the blade to tear the wound again at one end...

​"No...!!! Please!"

​The girl thrashed in agony. She tried to scream, but since he was holding her down with force, she couldn't. Seeing her trying to escape, his anger flared, and he grabbed her hair and violently smashed her head onto the road. Since the impact was hard, the force of the blow caused her to lose consciousness.

​He then picked up the girl and took her somewhere else.

​"In the pouring rain, he took her away for some purpose. He carried the girl away into the cover of the darkness."

​(Room)

​Shino is now sleeping. The coldness of the rain outside and the sound of thunder allowed Shino to sleep without disturbing her rest.

​At some point during her sleep, Shino woke up with a start. It was then she noticed that the window in her room was open.

She slowly got out of bed and went towards the window.

It is raining heavily outside. The cold wind blowing in gave her goosebumps.

Unbeknownst to herself, she stood there looking out at the rain.

​Suddenly, a flash of lightning and the sound of thunder broke her focus.

Shino quickly stepped back. Deciding to close the window, she turned and closed it. As she moved towards the bed to lie down again, something brushed against her feet. She slowly picked it up to see what it was. It was a picture, another polaroid photograph. She slowly straightened the picture; inside, there was nothing but a photo of her looking out of the window.

​Seeing it, Shino's eyes widened in shock.

​"Who took this??"

​Her mind started questioning. Something was written on the back of the picture.

​"I'm watching you"

​Seeing that, she immediately got up, opened the window, and looked outside. Due to the rain, it was impossible to clearly see anyone standing on the road. She peered closely into the rain. A person came and stood in front of the street light on the road. Due to the rain, it was unclear who it was.

​He was wearing a black cap, which he took off his head and looked at her.

Even from that distance, and with the rain obscuring like a fog, his eyes filled Shino with shock.

​Dark black, frightening eyes.

​Shino immediately ran out of the room. Coming out of the building, Shino went to where he had been standing.

Shino walked towards the spot where the man was standing. But no one was there. She was alone on that rain-drenched road. It was then that she saw him standing under the street light on the opposite side of where she was.

​She walked towards him, and just as she got close, there was a loud crack of thunder. Startled by it, Shino squeezed her eyes shut and sank to the ground. When she quickly opened her eyes and looked ahead, he was no longer there.

​Wondering where he went, she looked around, but he was gone.

​Suddenly.

​The light on the post near her went off. Shino looked around fearfully in the darkness, unsure of what was going to happen next.

​She could hear the sound of someone moving back and forth nearby. The sound grew louder and louder, and suddenly she felt as if someone had brushed against her. Shino fell to her knees on the ground.

​As soon as Shino knelt down, the light that had gone off turned back on. Shino slowly got up.

​It felt like darkness was creeping into her eyes, and everything around her was spinning. She slowly touched below her shoulder.

​Blood,

Shino's warm blood. Someone had cut her deep with something on her arm. Shino's legs began to tremble.

She turned back, and in front of her was that person. It felt like something had pierced deep into Shino's mind.

​A lot of blood was flowing from the wound on her arm; her vision was blurring and starting to close, yet Shino steadied her feet and took a step forward.

​However, having lost her consciousness, she didn't have the strength to attack him.

​He tightly clutched her neck with his strong hand.

Those hands had immense power. She couldn't react or defend herself to escape his grip.

​"Why is he attacking me now? What is his motive?"

​Shino was trapped in his hand, without knowing the answer.

​He slowly lifted Shino up. Shino, on the verge of unconsciousness, writhed helplessly in that hand.

​He very cruelly pressed his fingers deep into Shino's neck...

​"Ah"

​Blood came out of her mouth.

​In a completely unexpected moment, he put the fingers of his other hand together and plunged them deep into Shino's chest.

​"Ahhh"

​Even in her semiconscious state, she gasped for breath.

​He burrowed his hand deep inside.

​He dropped Shino, who was helpless and nearing death, onto the road. Falling on the ground, she slipped into unconsciousness.

​He walked past her. Her eyes closed as she heard the sound of his footsteps.

​"In that rain, she lay bleeding on the road. Her final breath was about to cease.

​She had wished to see what she received not as a curse, but as a blessing, but now, like a curse, Shino's life was leaving her."

​The life that was moving away from dreams was now about to end.

​"Ahhh...., I... I am losing.., my life is going to end here.., Mother... I have lost, I have lost before finding an answer to everything."

​Shino's eyes slowly closed.

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