Aimi ran up beside him they both looked at the dead, opened up body that was on the ground. It looked as if the body had been torn apart by some crazy animal.
"W-what the hell is this?!" Akihito looked at the body in incredulity, surprised and not knowing whether to believe this or not.
"This feels like a dream there's no way that this is real" Akihito said and looked over at Aimi.
Aimi was looking down at the ground, her fists clinched up and her arms shaking "w-we couldn't help this person..once again I couldn't help someone" Aimi said in a sad tone, not facing Akihito at all.
"Aimi?" Akihito slowly walked over to her to make sure she was okay "he-" he didn't get his words out from loud groaning noises that came out of the woods.
In the blink of an eye zombie like creatures started to surround them. Akihito looking around feeling frozen.
"R-reach your hand out now and say book!" Aimi said to Akihito then she reached out her hand "book!" her book appeared, looking more torn up and ripped.
"Ice bundle!" A shield and sword made of ice appeared in her hands and she ran up to the zombies, slicing their neck and using the shield to back some away.
Then out of nowhere a zombie came up from
Behind her and tackled her down to the ground, she wasn't strong enough to move it off "AKI-"
~Flashback~
"Aki come here!" Akihito ran over to his mom, she grabbed his hand and they were running in the woods, flashlights pointing in all directions.
"Get the both of them now" the king said, people in cloaks who had flashlights were running after them. Heavy footsteps and heavy breathing could be heard from his mom.
"Mom-" Akihito said in his soft voice before his mom would interrupt him.
"L-Listen to me Aki no matter what happens I want you to p-protect the ones you care for..without bonds and without significant others, t-there's no point" Akihitos mother said in a breathless way, almost hard for him to understand what she was saying.
"C-Choose what you fight for..I love you...now go!" He looked at her sleeve and saw a star symbol. He noticed that star symbol a lot on her clothing.
Akihitos mother pushed him far as she ran back to where the flashlights were pointing and the shadowy people in cloaks were. She had a small smile on her face, and tears that fell from her eye down to her chin.
~Present~
Aimi kneed the zombie in the stomach then flipped it over on its back and stabbed it directly in the head with her sword.
She was panting heavily then looked back at the stunned Akihito. Aimi got up and punched him straight in the face, knocking him down to the ground.
Akihito was stunned from her saying 'Aki' since it was a name only his mom called him. He snapped out of it and looked at her "s-sorry!"
Aimi looked down at him, an angry expression on her face "reset" she said, causing her shield and sword to disappear "you want me to help you..and you sit there when I'm about to be killed?!"
"I-I" Akihito was at a lost for words and couldn't respond properly.
"Why the hell are you even trying to beat these levels.." she paused for a second "what are you here for?!" She continued to look down at him, her breath visible from the cold air and some sweat going down her face.
Akihito thought about everything his mother told him, and everything that's happened to them. He had forgotten somethings but recently he's been remembering more and more.
Akihito finally faced her and looked her in the eyes "Im here for..I'm here for my mother. The mother who was there for me since the beginning and the mother who died for my happiness!" Akihito had tears come down as he responded to her.
"I fight for people who can't protect themselves! I wanna be the king so I can give those people hope. Give those people something to smile about other than just being alive! I'm gonna kill the king..he's the one who hurt my mother and I'm going to Avenge her no matter what!"
Aimi was astonished with his words. His words reached her for more reasons than one and she could really relate to what he was saying.
Thoughts of her past were lingering in her mind then she snapped out of it and held her hand out for him.
Akihito looked at her hand then grabbed it. She pulled him up and continued to look at him.
"You have my back and I have yours got it? Next time you better not freeze on me" Aimi said.
"I won't..you have my word" Akihito responded and nodded.
"We all have reasons for why we're doing these levels and want the be the king or queen. Some for good reasons and some for bad. I'm glad you're one of the good guys.."
"Alright thanks" Akihito said with a smile.
Aimi blushes slightly then immediately turns around "a-alright we better get going and set up some type of shelter then head out tomorrow"
A few minutes later they made their way into a cave and set up a fire.
Eventually Akihito fell asleep and Aimi was up staring at the fire then looked at Akihito.
'I fight for people who can't protect themselves!' Those words from Akihito stayed in her mind. She admired him for that and she felt the exact same way.
"This should be a fun ride" she said quietly and smiled before laying down and going to sleep.
~The kings castle~
"Oh very interesting.." the giant man sitting on the throne said
"Sir do you want us to take them out right now?"
"No..save them both for me. Especially the boy, he's mine" the king said with a confident smile.