"Wha?"
Shocked Arashi start to doubts Shinka more
"What do you mean by being your servant?"
"Its as I've said…
"You are going to be one of my servants if you accept this deal."
"And if you did well enough…"
Shinka turn around and look sharps in Arashi eyes
"I might give you some rewards."
Shinka then turned away and sits back on his seat while crossing his legs.
While Arashi stayed frozen in place, rethinking about the choices given to him right now.
"What if…" Arashi spoke softly
"What if… I refuse?"
Arashi look straight toward Shinka who still have the smirk on his face.
"That's easy…"
"You will be sends back to the afterlife…"
"And let just say…"
"Just forget about meeting the girl anymore." Shinka says while giving offs a creep vibe.
Hearing the thought of not meeting this precious person of Arashi… He starts to shivers a bit.
After all, to him
She is the light in his world and he would do anything…
Literal anything…
Just to see her smile.
"What are you going to make me do?" Arashi ask Shinka curiously
Hearing the words from Arashi, Shinka start to grin like a child that just got the thing they most wanted.
"It's easy…"
"All I wanted you to do is to help me guard the Gate." Says Shinka proudly
Arashi look uneasy and searched of the Gate that Shinka been mentioning all the time.
"What Gate?"
Shink turned to Arashi and pointed toward the back of him and whisper softly
"That Gate…"
The grin from before still isn't off from Shinka face as he pointed toward the big magnificent Gate.
The Gate is shining so bright that Arashi needs to blinks for a few times.
He also got shiver through his body as he looks at the magnificent Gate Shinka been proud of
His heart races
His sweat falls from his head
His body is trembling
He doesn't even know the reason why he felt such a tremendous feeling just by looking at the Gate. But one thing he realizes is the reason why Shinka wanted servant to guard the Gate.
And then just by a snap of finger the Gate disappear from Arashi eyes
Arashi then took a deep breath once Gate isn't in his sight anymore.
"Th-that is…"
Arashi struggled as he doesn't know whether to talk or breath after seeing the Gate
Shinka then handed Arashi a cup of tea in mean to calms himself down.
Arashi took it and sips it in one gulp
"Is that the Gate, you want me to guard?" Arashi ask after getting back his composure
"Yes, not just you as there is many more other servants of mine putting their life on the line to guard the Gate." Said Shinka smiling
Arashi took a glance toward the place where Gate just appeared and he turns back toward Shinka.
"Just what things there is behind those Gate?" Said Arashi curious
Shinka turns his back on Arashi a bit displeased but he tried to brush it off
"It's the truth…" Shinka said softly
"The truth?"
"That's why I need to protect it no matter what the cost." Shinka said as he turns back toward Arashi.
Shinka who've all this time always had a smile on his face slowly turning to look sad or worse…
Desperate.
"Protect it?"
"From what?" Arashi ask he starts to get curious and interested more about the Gate.
Shinka just stands still as he recalls the enemies, he tried to fight in order to guard the Gate.
"From demons…"
"More specifically evil beings who tried to stole the truth from the Gate and rule the worlds." Shinka explained thoroughly
Arashi just stood silent as he hears Shinka explanation. He's still in doubt even after been shown the Gate and how Shinka might help to him to find the girl.
Cause deep down in his heart, He is actually afraid of what's going to happen to him if he ever agreed to be Shinka servants.
After all, by seeing the Gate he can imagine all the evil power that he would eventually faces in order to protect the Gate. His soul couldn't take it.
Quite a few seconds of silence, Arashi brave himself to ask another question.
"Why me?"
This question surprised Shinka.
"Why am I chosen to protect the Gate?"
"How could I even put my life in line to fight for you, if I can't even make anything right in my previous life." Said Arashi denying himself
Shink just stood still as Arashi keep his rambling
"All this time in my life…"
"I wasn't even appreciated…"
"But now you are telling me that I am needed to keep the whole world safe?!"
"That's just bullshit!"
In the end Arashi falls to his knees as he can't keep himself together anymore.
"I've only wanted my life to happy…"
"Just me and her…"
"But that also has been taken from me…"
Said Arashi as he started to tear up
"I'm useless…"
Shinka who've been silent for the whole time, walk his way toward Arashi and put his hand on top of his head.
"To tell you the truth, I don't know why you were chosen as a candidate to be my servant."
"I can see…that the world hasn't been fair to you all this time…"
"But there is thing that light up your world in those hard time, right?" Said Shinka encouraging Arashi
Hearing Shinka words, Arashi recalls the memories he spent with the girls.
By having those flashbacks, Arashi grits his teeth.
Shinka just look at broken Arashi with a pitiful eye before giving him another encouragement
"I can see why you are having doubt about all of this."
"You don't trust people easily…That's good."
"But I can assure you..."
"I can be trusted." Said Shinka assuring Arashi
"As I too knew the feeling of losing someone precious."
Those words from Shinka just bolted Arashi whole body,
Because for the first time in Arashi life…
Someone else other than the girl, understands him.
Arashi then stoods up and look Shinka in the eyes
"Where do I sign up?" Said Arashi
Shinka smile slowly came back to him as he heard Arashi commitment
He then helds out his hand toward Arashi.
"Let me be clear with you first…" Shinka look sharp in Arashi eye
"Once you agree to this…"
"There's no going back…" Said Shinka serious
Arashi look over Shinka once and turn to look on his hands back.
Without a second thought Arashi grabs on Shinka hand
"There's no regret left in my life." Said Arashi confidents
As both of them shakes hands, a tattoo like scribbles appear on Arashi left hands…
The feels of the tattoo being carves to Arashi is feeling like putting your hands in an active volcano.
The painful sensation made Arashi feels like screaming but his wits is getting the best of him.
After the tattoo have been carved onto his hand so as the agreement.
Arashi looks at Shinka once more to look at his expression
As usual the grin never leaves his face and it's gotten wider after the agreement have been made.
"Welcome to the team…" Said Shinka euphoric
"Arashi…"