*reader's discretion alert, contain gore and disturbing scenes.
2nd November
"To think that we are accepting this troublesome job and to think that the prime minister is actually a descendant of the famous omyoji. Just how weird these things can be?" said Sky. "Don't really care about that, just need to get our job done, luckily our requested job is only to investigate and identify the identity of the 'kidnapper', if we are been asked to save the children, even immortal like us will die of exhaustion…" said Chris. "That will be mission impossible, even if we want to save the children, it might already be too late, anyway Chris, how is it? All the data you collected." "You know, sometimes I really want to punch you in the face, doze off again!... Anyway, have a look at this…*open up a map*…this map shows where all the spirited away incidence happen, having any clue seeing this distribution?" "Looks quite a pattern… could it be…" said Sky while staring at Chris with a disturbed look. "Ah! I seriously don't want to go there, but it seems like the only possibility…" said Sky, rather unwilling to. "Yeah, let's go see him anyway…"
After some time, Sky and Chris seem to be walking in a... uh… manhole. "Ah…
I can never get used to this crap no matter how many times I have come here." "Yes, this is indeed disgusting. How someone high ranked like him could even live in this…uh…never mind." "Ah! Should I take that as a compliment, your majesty?" "You finally came out huh? Number 4." Said Chris. "Oh! It a pleasure to know that you still remember me after so many years of exile, your majesty." "Stop this your majesty stuff, you are not even in the kingdom anymore." "It doesn't matter right? You are my king forever. Am I right? Vlansky-sama?" "You finally realize I'm here, seriously, I feel like my existence is getting weaker and weaker, is it just my imagination and? Back to the topic, you should know why we are here right? Number 4?" "Oh! Of course! Well, ~ let me bring you to a place, Vlansky-sama, and your majesty."
In a split second, they have been teleported to a hidden chamber, in where you can see all the children been pinned to the wall like a specimen… "So, it's really your deed after all, Number 4." "Yes! Aren't they beautiful? My precious collection. So what will you do your majesty?" "Nothing, nothing can be done, as the existence of these children have been totally erased, it's beyond my power to recover that…as for you, I will just let you be, as a fellow immortal, just don't overdo it…" "So what's now Chris?" "We have completed that request, let's go report it to the prime minister and go home… I'm tired." "Oh…okay…"
That night, after they reported the investigation. Chris is having a weird dream…
Chris is walking in a seemly endless hallway… "This place, the dream link huh? Someone trying to connect me in this way I guess?" Chris continues walking till he saw some human-like figure… it's a group of children. "These children…could it be?" "Onii-chan (means big brother)… can you help us?" said one of the children. "What can I help you?" said Chris with a gentle smile. "We have been trapped in here for so many years, can you help us break these chains?*show him the chains at their hand and feet*…we want to go home…"
Hearing these, Chris suddenly feel an unknown depression and sadness flowing inside him, he knows that there is no home for these children anymore, holding these emotions in, he smiled and said: "I can help you break the chain but I can't guarantee there's a home for you to go…*put his hand on the chain, and the chain vanished*…" "No…does that mean we can't go home?" Chris put his hand on the child's head say: "Yes… but I'm sure there will be a better place for you to go…" "But…" "That's enough, breaking these chains is good enough, we will go to heaven right? Onii-chan." said another child with a big smile. "Ah…" At this moment, Chris is on the verge of break down.
In Chris's room…"Chris, wake up… Chris…" A while ago, Sky sensed a weird flow of magic and rushed to Chris's room seeing Chris having a nightmare… Chris woke up with tears in his eyes, been shocked seeing this, Sky asks: "What's wrong? Are you alright?" "Enough… Stop it, that's more than enough…" Chris mumbled… "What…" "I… I just can't, that's just too much…" "Hey Chris, what's wrong?" Said Sky while shaking Chris's shoulder… "…*grabbed Sky's hand*…The children…they want to go home…" saying this, Chris became more and more emotional, Sky who obviously confused, stared at Chris. "The children, THEY WANT TO GO HOME!!!" "Calm down Chris, it's just a dream…" Sky said so even though he knows it's not as easy as a mere dream. "No, it's not…This is not just a dream…this… argh..." Suddenly, Chris's eyes turn dull and he collapsed in Sky's chest with blood at his lip… "Chris!!! Hey! What's wrong?! …Wake up!!" Sky shouts while shaking Chris, but in Chris's ears, he can only hear a child's voice, repeatedly saying: "Onii-chan, you are such a nice person, so I will bring you along to the heaven…or…hell.."…
Epilogue: Some days later, in an unknown place… "Seriously! You are goners if you are not an immortal!" "…" "But that's a little bit too over, we really need to take action." "Indeed.." "But not now, at least not with your condition like this, next year maybe…" "Ha.."…
*Dream link- A place where people link each other through dream.
*Uhm, you must be wondering about, the 'your majesty' 'king' 'kingdom' 'Vlansky' and so on, you don't really need to concern about that as this Halloween special is supposed to happen at a different time setting than the main story, but don't worry, that mystery will soon be revealed… be patient.
*This story is probably not related to the main chapter. Just consider this as a separate story.