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716: Encounter
Keine charged once again at Mokou. She struck Mokou in the stomach this time. She was knocked to the ground and began coughing up blood. Keine picked her by the collar of her shirt, and headbutted her. She was thrown the ground again. She lay, blood dripping from her mouth. She climbed to her feet, and shot a fire ball at Keine. Keine was thrown against another tree. Mokou didn't stop there. She walked up to Keine, picked her up by her collar, and began punching her stomach.
After punching her several times, she threw Keine to the ground.
"Why did you do this?" Mokou asked, panting. "What was the point?"
"Because, I had to see if you are ready." Keine replied in a slow voice.
"Ready? Ready for what?" Mokou was puzzled.
"Ready," Keine began, "For this." She climbed to her feet. "Follow me." She commanded.
Keine walked forward through the night. Where is she going? Mokou thought. The forest opened up into a large clearing, the full moon shining bright. Mokou saw something that didn't look like any kind of plant, it was covered in what looked like blood.
"Whats that?" Mokou asked.
"You'll see." Keine replied, with less emotion than ever. When they arrived at the strange object, Mokou noticed it was a person. They were horribly mutilated, their stomach ripped open and chunks of flesh torn out. Mokou looked up and down at the body. She stared at his face for a long time. Why does this look familiar? Could it be...??
"NO!!" Mokou cried out. Keine looked the other way. "NO!! FATHER!!!" Mokou burst into tear, and hugged her father's bloody remains. "How could this have happened?? Who did this??"
"Youkai." Replied Keine. "Happened a few days ago. I saw the whole thing. He was sitting right where he is now, and the song of the Night Sparrow could be heard. My guess was he heard the song, and fell asleep. 3 figures jumped out from the trees and began mauling him. Tore his stomach open and ate his innards." Keine recalled.
Mokou turned back to her father's corpse. "Father....I'm so sorry. if only I hadn't left that night..." Tears poured down her face. "Keine, do you-" She turned around, and saw Keine was gone. "Keine?? Where did you go?" Suddenly, she heard rustling in the trees. She heard a sweet, gentle song. She began to get sleepy...No! I can't fall asleep! I'll end up like poor father... She heard more rustling and saw 3 girls come out of the trees. They walked up to Mokou.
"Hi there! Are you lost?" One of them began. They don't look like monsters, they look like people. Mokou thought. They're being awfully friendly, considering I just met them, though.
"Uh..hi. No, I'm not lost. I was just heading back now, actually." She turned to walk back to Hiro's hut, when one of them spoke.
"You should stay for a while! We can talk about things!"
"No thanks. I need to be leaving. Bye." Mokou started walking again.
"Oh no, I'm afraid you won't be going anywhere," The first one spoke again. "For we're about to have a feast."
"No, really, I need to go." Mokou tried again.
"This isn't working," The third one said. "Let's just eat her now and be done." She fell to her hands and knees, and wings sprouted out of her back. She began using them to hover above the ground. The second one's eyes turned completely black, a tail grew out of her back, and she hissed like a snake. The first one's nails and teeth grew long and sharp like knives.
"Oh no..."