All of us might have heard of stories, rumours or even myths from here and there. Some might be affiliated with demons, while some with spirits. Some of you might believe in these ‘stories’, while some of you may not. However, there is something about this concept that everyone must understand, which is their existence. These monsters or spirits from myths are alive for a purpose but not all can see them. The few who can see them and interact with them are called the Cast. The ones who make contracts with spirits after summoning them are the Off-Cast. Finally, the Cast who decides to hunt these creatures based off the miasma they emit are called hunters/ pursuants. The hunters have their own ranks in the ‘Yokai’ realm, which is similar to ‘the underground’. They are paid for every ‘Yokai’ they hunt. The ranks of these ‘Yokai’ start from Folklore followed by grades such as C, B, A. Altho
He finishes eating and by that time, the bell rings again. So, he gets up and says-“Alright! I’ll do it too!” and he heads for his classroom. He knew which class he was going to be since there were spirits roaming around and he asked them for directions. When he reaches his classroom, he sees some Americans walking up the stairs. He ignores them and enters his class.“Oh… Cursed boy is here!” says one of the boys and everyone’s attention is turned to Akihiko. He then sees Ayame sitting in a corner and reading something while Mitsuru was talking to some other people in the classroom. He takes the empty seat at the furthest end of the classroom and just stares at his desk. He sees a weird insect like spirit. He tries to push it off the table but was not able to. While he was trying to flick the insect like thing
Coming back to why Akihiko was called a cursed child… At the age of eight, people other than his family considered Akihiko. He attended his classmate’s birthday party at their home. He was in middle school back then and studying was the least of his worries since he always stood first in everything.“Akki~!” says a small Mitsuru.“Oh! Mitsuru! I’ve come!”“Welcome. So, you’re the Akki boy that Mitsuru keeps talking about the whole day.”“Mom~!”“I’m just joking. Come on in.” says Mitsuru’s mother inviting Akihiko in their house. Yes, you all are thinking the right thing. It was Mitsuru’s 8th birthday. Ayame was there on that day too. Only thing was that she had not awakened yet. Akihiko was way more popular than he was now. He would always find some way to ente
“Now then!” says Akihiko and dials the number that called on his phone when he was asleep.The phone rings.The number connects and then he hears a voice which he hadn’t heard before but was really familiar.“Hello. This is Ito.”“Ah, yes. I’m well-informed. You wouldn’t call back without knowing the details of the call… Or would you?”“Details? I just heard something interesting about what you told me.”“Hahaha. That’s the only reason. Are you sure…?” says the unknown voice and he feels a chill down his spine. Meanwhile, Ayame was getting ready for classes so she picks up her bag and says-“I’ll be leaving then. If anything just text me.”“Yeah, sure. See ya.” Says Akihiko anxiously. The front door closes and t
After a few hours, he opens his eyes and jerks up realising that he had slept off while thinking about something which he couldn’t remember since he just woke up. He looks around and then sees Ayame studying on her table. He then asks in a daze- “W-who are you?! Have you finally come for me… demon!?” “What the hell is wrong with you? First, you sleep in my room and then you wake up to say stuff like that… What is wrong with you?” and she continues to study. Thinking about the phone call he got, he gets out of bed and says in a hurry- “I’m gonna go see a doctor. I completely forgot about my nose. I need to check it.” “In the middle of the night?” “Middle of the night? How long was I sleeping?” “When I returned and entered my room thinking nobody was there… I took off a layer of my clothes then realised you were there so I changed back…” “Haha. Alright I get that I slept for a fair amount of time. Thank you and sorry for making you worry… God!” Says Akihiko while leaving the
Seirei looked like an innocent yet mature child with casual clothes on. He didn’t have anything different from other kids and looked completely normal. Yasuhiro looked mature and he wore a suit when he was in the office. He had normal features too which didn’t make him stand out from the rest of the people out there. Getting up from his seat immediately Akihiko asks Ayame while gripping on her shoulders- “Why did you follow me?!”“Why? I’ll do whatever I want to and you can’t judge me for that.” “No. You don’t understand.” “I do. Which is exactly why I followed you.” The other two just stare at them while they argued with each other and Seirei claps his hands directing both of their attention towards him. “Now, now. No lover’s quarrels in here since we never came here for a soap opera.” The both of them stare at him with disgust on hearing him say that and then they say- “There is definitely no way I’m in a relationship with her.” “There is definitely no way I’m
“Do you know how to use a kitchen knife for battle?” “I know how to cook… So using the same principles…” “How are we even on the same page here?” Says Yasuhiro and sighs. Seirei was looking at a magazine with a lollipop in his mouth. Ayame confronts him and asks- “What is so interesting about the magazine?” “This magazine is from 10 years in the past. I treasure it.” “But what is it about?” “My dead parents are in here so I treasure it.” “Um… Were they models?” “No. My dad was an outstanding employee in a famous company and my mom was a normal person.” “And would you know how they met up?” “I thought girls were all sensitive about all this…” “Well, I’m a girl too and my curiosity gets the better of me.” “That’s probably the reason as to why you have idiots hang around you.” Ayame grabs on his cheeks and extends them sideways. “AHHHH! IT HURTS! I’M SORRY!” he shrieks in pain and Ayame lets go of him. “So are you up for it?” “Up for what?” he asks acting innoce
4 Hours in, “So how long am I supposed to hold this position for?” says Akihiko while doing a head stand while leaning on a wooden block. “Maybe an hour?” “My morale just dropped from 100 to 50 from that…” “Let’s just see how this goes for 15 minutes and then I’ll decide if you have to do more.” Says Yasuhiro and walks over to Ayame and Seirei. While Akihiko was desperately holding his head stand, he curses Yasuhiro to keep his motivation from not dying. “That’s kid’s tenacity is nothing like I’ve seen before.” “I know. Idiots have that in them.” “I agree too.” Says Seirei joining in on the conversation. “Now, it’s time for your training.” “T-Training? I don’t think I need…” “You’re going to fight against it as well. Prepare yourself.” “U-um. I want Seirei to teach…” “HUH?! Sorry I’m not up to it right now…” and as soon as he says it, she reaches out for his cheeks while facing Yasuhiro and laughing. “ALRIGHT! I’LL DO IT!” says Seirei while tears were about to flow f