Yori stepped down the sidewalk with Izumi holding on tight to his hand. they had been walking around for a little while now, whistling and enjoying the lovely lights quietly. He bringed hope to the heart of Izumi, that she would get to see more humans soon. Yori was quite happy about that transmission too, but maybe a little more than he should have. More humans? Didn't that mean more troubles? Oh no, more humans were good news to him! It meant he was right, and Ivory was wrong. The more humans he could find here, the more he could restore them there! Simple, right? All he had to do was convince Jesi that he was right, and Ivory was wrong. Everything would be alright if he convinced Jesi.... If he... Oh Jesi... I... miss you...
Yori was long lost in brokenhearted thought as the sound of rustling came from inside a shop. Yori flinched at the noise and regained his awareness, senses quickly becoming alert once again. Elegant dolls swung in the display windows, showing warnings of tempering. Glass shattered in the back. The smell of rotting was becoming strong on this side of the street, but it smelled the strongest once he realized what it was.
The answer ran across Yori's mind faster than a coin could hit the floor. He suddenly looked very afraid and uncomfortable. "Quick." He whispered to Izumi, grabbing hold of her hands and leading her into the ally beside the building. He crouched down with her, with just barely enough shadow to hide the two. Yori's eyes were shut and he began breathing shakily. Is it true? He thought to himself, holding Izumi's precious little hands tighter. An eerie noise came from the front of the building, like a whine that grew louder with each step it took. It grew nearer as the scent of Human and Relici's sweat grew stronger. I was wrong. I was so wrong.... I... I..!
Yori stood up and ran. He let go and ran from denial. Izumi stumbled a little behind, trying to keep up, but Yori just ran. He didn't want to face it again. The eerie noise turned into a solid figure, a tall and shadow-like beast emerged. It grew taller, and faster. Izumi was no match for both of their speeds, she was just a little Human. The shadow grabbed hold of her emotionally, causing immense pain as she fell. Yori ran into the building across the street and hid from the window's view. He didn't want to, but he looked back. He looked back from behind his cowardly hiding place and saw poor Izumi mentally leaving her body. She looked so afraid.. That was the closest it could be described as without going sour. Yori literately saw her consciousness for a split seconds, the light of her soul screaming out in rejection to what the Beast was... was.. well, Yori turned his back on the gruesome scene before it could play. He held his hands over his head and closed his eyes, shaking from fear.
He didn't want this. He never did. He didn't like to see people dying. Though he could not see now, he could still hear both Izumi's and the beast's screams as if they were merging into one. Yori sat there in fear until it felt like he had just woken up from a bad dream. Everything held still for a moment. He opened his eyes and waited for a few seconds, hoping Izumi's voice would return to him once again. But there was nothing but the sound of the beast merging back into sound as it sobbed it's self away, sounding as if it didn't get what it wanted. Yori slowly, fearfully crawled to the door of his building. Izumi's body was gone, and all that was left is ash.
Yori wondered for a moment, Why doesn't it come after me now? Why does it only devour.... Human?