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Chapter 13 - She need fire or something

"Leader." An unfamiliar voice spoke.

Everyone stared back at Kasai, who for the first time has spoken.

He is the ninth and last member of the Kitsune gang. Being a quiet and timid person makes everyone forget about his existence, earning him the reputation of 'the ghost'. He's there, but no one notices.

Kasai always hid in the shadows, blending perfectly with it. He also never talks that they thought he was born mute, but today just proved them wrong. Now that they heard his voice for the first time since they met, curiosity filled their eyes. It was as if the person is a newfound specie.

"D*mn! So you know how to speak!" Yama told him, "And I thought you're mute. It seems that you are just antisocial!"

Mori followed suit. "So what made you talk? Can you do it again? Or are you just learning?"

Kasai furrowed his brows and looked at them as if he is seeing an idiot. The two are even oblivious to his stares, they continue forcing him to speak a word again. Kasai could only calmly shook his head before pointing at their leader.

He already noticed that something was not right. Prime's lips are getting paler and bluer, this worries him a lot.

"Ah, sis!" Chikyuu panicked when their leader suddenly collapsed on the ground.

"Carry her!"

"She's so cold! Hurry up, bring her inside!"

Prime's vision is spinning. The moment the young man's body fell, she suddenly felt that something is off with her body. It is cold and freezing, then when she noticed the blood that must have splattered on her hand, she witnessed how it was absorbed by her skin. The coldness started from it before spreading on her system.

The young man's blood is contaminated!

She can only deduced that before her body completely lose its strength. She fell and her whole body is freezing.

She needed fire or something warm. Anything... Anything just to reduce the coldness.

Prime clenched her chattering teeth. She couldn't talk but she can feel someone already carrying her back to the house. At least, it was warmer inside and safer. Finally feeling the soft mattress behind her, a sigh of relief was just about to escape, but she felt herself became heavier.

Paralyzed. Her whole body has gone completely immobile.

"Sis Prime, what's happening to you?!" Kaze trembled, he immediately looked for Jikan who left to get a warm water.

Jikan knows how to diagnose poisons and some illnesses since he has a bit of a medical background and might come with an answer after looking at her situation.

Kaze returned downstair. "Brother Jikan, hurry up! Sis is getting worse!"

"Brother Jikan!" He was annoyed when no one answered.

The situation today is not a minor issue, so everyone is a bit frantic and panicky. This is also the second time that their leader is showing her weakness, the first one happened five years ago.

"Brother Jikan!" Kaze shouted again while running towards the messy kitchen.

Jikan wasn't there, but Umi is.

"Umi? When did you come back? Hurry, Sis' in danger we need to help her!" He furrowed his brows when the girl only stared back at him.

Did she not hear me? Is her mind wandering?

He was about to talk again when Umi gently smiled. "I'm sorry but that's what I want to happen."

Two black-cloaked person appeared behind him and he knew that the moment that Umi, a kitsune gang member, watched him in amusement...

She already betrayed the Kitsune gang.

He was too surprised and at the same time angry. How could she?! For a person who lived and laugh with them, how could she betrayed them?! Prime saved her and treated her like a family, and whose heart gonna be more broken when they realized that a member betrayed them?!

It is their leader! Prime!

"You are going to pay for this!"

He dashed forward, his palm slashing straight at Umi's head but the girl is still faster than him. She dodged and punched him at his shoulder. The two cloaked man also attacked him from behind.

Kaze tried hard to escape from them. He can't win a 3vs1, especially when three of them are more powerful than him. He needs to find a chance to flee.

Dodging another kick from his right, he swung his arm on his left to block a blow from Umi. However, another palm strike a blow behind him. He staggered forward, blood seeping out from the corner of his lips.

"You'll come with us." Umi whispered before landing another blow at the back of his neck. Kaze fell to the ground with a loud thud. Just like what happened to Jikan, he was also dragged outside the house.

Meanwhile, Chikyuu and the others are still waiting for Jikan to come back when they heard some noises from downstair. They tensed up and surrounded the only bed inside the room.

For times like this, when their leader is in a weakened state they can only watch out for any danger and protect her. Even if the house was unknown to outsiders, they can't be too careless. Prime is still the number one on the assassination roll, any person who is brave enough will take a risk to find and kill her. In addition, Koan seems to know where they live so it is understandable that they are too paranoid.

"It's been almost ten minutes." Mori uttered, "Kaze and Jikan is not back yet. Something might had happened."

"No one is to leave this room. We'll protect sis Prime." Chikyuu ordered.

They all nodded in agreement and vigilantly listen for any strange noises when Prime suddenly opened her eyes. She forced herself to move, even if her body is going against her, she still muster all her strength and willpower to fight the poison.

"Sis, don't move." Yama whispered.

However, she did not listen to him. How can she not move when she can sense 'them'. It looks like what happened today was planned. Koan, using a vessel, to underhandedly attack her with poison, yet it seems like the scheme did not end there—

—The Oni is already in her house, ready to capture her.