Chapter 23:Selfish Entitlement
"What did you do to her?"
"Not telling you brother.Not telling anyone.That's the fun part Kibo.A MYSTERY!"I examined the areas she was bleeding at.And oh my gosh he did something I thought he'd never do.
"RED?"
"What is it?"His tone lowered now.
"You crushed her organs with one pull."
"You caught on pretty quick!"
"Shut up the two of you!Stop muttering,you killed my sister in front of my eyes!"
"She's not even your sister.Only adopted."Red was smiling under that mask I knew it.Hunter looked all over the ground.Left and right over and over again.
"SHE DOESN'T NEED TO BE BLOOD RELATED TO BE FAMILY!"
Hunter burst into tears. He whimpered helplessly.
I tied him to a nearby tree and placed a rock inside his mouth so nobody could hear his cries.
"Leave him there."
"What about…her body?"
"LEAVE IT!IT DOESN'T MATTER!"
"Red…I don't know if I can keep doing this any longer if I'm being honest with you."
"It's just a bit of gore!You'll live brother trust me.You'll live a long time as long as I'm here."
"Red I'll only stick with you if you promise to lower your cruelty.Got it?"
"Hmm…let me think about that."Hunter kept coughing to get our attention.I had a strong feeling in my gut to do something good.I took the rock out of his mouth and looked towards Emma's body.
"Bury her at least!Show some decency would you?"I looked at Red and sighed. He nodded his head in agreement and I dug up a grave for her. My hands smelt rotten after touching that dead body.I almost threw up to it…
"Red?"
"Yes?"
"How long has it been since the bloodmoon started?"
"3 days now.Halfway through it."
"GOOD."
"Emma..I..I'm sorry."Hunter desperately tried talking to her but she had already started to decompose.She was unconscious and unresponsive.
At the prison,Kraven and a few other crows got placed back into their jail cells.
"ALRIGHT LISTEN UP HERE YOU DAMN CURSED CROWS!"Chief Lenny walked into the room.Whispers went around the jail cells.
"Pull a stunt like that ever again and you won't see light again.Not only that but we as in the police force will place you on an island isolated from everyone else.Understand?"
"YES."The whole room shouted.
"Good,the rest of the day is jail time.Candles out in thirty minutes."
He walked out of the room boldly,shutting the wooden door behind him.The crows were given a clear warning but could words and a threat stop the cursed empire?No.Actions are more powerful than words at any given moment.Words are as powerful as a dog's bark.A silent voice. No impact.
The room rotted of rats lurking around.Dust molecules could be seen through the moonlight of a nearby window blocked by metal bars.Kraven sighed. He's been hungry for a while now.All the food the crows were given was moldy bread and water.The water wasn't bad it was just…bland. It was warm water not even standard temperature.The cells had thick moist air.Almost as if the crows were sat in a dessert.
"Psp!Kraven!!"A nearby crow whispered.Kraven tilted his head slightly,he had a gazed resting face that looked half dead.
"What?You need something?"
"I don't want to spend the next 3 days in here!"
"It's three hours."
"WELL IT FEELS LIKE THREE DAYS."He sighed and sat down on that dirty bed of his.
Everyone was losing sense of time.Not even the criminal master mind Red knew how long was left.Not him or his brother.They were just guessing.
"You'll live.Time passes differently when there's a blood moon. It traps our mind in despair and makes us think of a certain scenario to inject fear into our blood.But in reality you just need to think smart."The crow chuckled.
"This is why I follow you!You're so smart,strong,always find a solution-"
"You can stop praising me now.I'm a crow not a God!"
"Whatever you say…"
Hunter sniffed her body desperately. He clutched onto her lifeless hand and looked at her doll like eyes.
"Stop…"Flies started to come rapidly. It had only been minutes and these pests came.Nobody wants them here,he thought.What purpose?Why?Mosquitos covered the grave.Hunter began swatting them in rage.
"ARGH."
SPLAT.
In that instant…they were all dead.Smoke arose from the piles of monstrosity. He lost three family members now.
Two.His parents in that burning fire which represents his soul today and his source of power.Sosu once told him that emotional strength is the type of power you wield and in this case Hunter is angry.
So he gets fire as his wielding power. He must have been destined to be a draco if that was the case.
"OH GOSH!!"He turned around shocked.There was a filthy woman staring upon him as if he had just killed Emma.
"No no no..THIS IS MY SISTER!"
"You killed that innocent girl?"
"NO!THE GUY THAT STARTED THIS!HE DID IT!I'VE BEEN GRIEVING FOR THE PAST HALF AN HOUR!"She looked at the ground silent.
"How do I know you're lying?"
"Me and this girl right here…we're from the same clan."He showed the symbol on her wrist and showed one on his as well.
"Ok,I trust you now."
"Thank you."
Hunter gave a nod of approval and turned around to look at Emma again.But,he let his guard down and SWISH!A knife swung right next to him. He turned around even more shocked just to see some Genshi members standing in the distance.
The woman was dead. He couldn't quite see because of the dusty sand wind but as soon as that got cleared he smiled.
Because he knew it was Maku.That smile.Was it right for this situation?They couldn't help each other as the blood moon only allowed you to be in your clan.Everyone's eyes burned bright ruby red.
Irai's mouth was uncontrollable. He came down to his knees and BURST out into tears.
Kimiko covered her mouth.Aizakku and Maku just stood there.Emotionless but so many thoughts buzzing through their heads.Yanagi frowned her eyebrows and looked angry.They turned away and not one of them looked back.Hunter stuck his hand out.But he was lost for words.
And then the next day came.Then the next hour.Then the final day and altogether 6 hours and 6 days this blood moon had felt.