Extra - Legendary Ghost Number 22, Ghost of Darkness
(Pov - Saik, 6 years old)
February 14th, Valentine's Day. A day I never paid much attention to before because… well… I hadn't yet met the legendary ghosts, and I spent all my time fighting off spirits trying to possess my body. I barely had time to breathe, let alone get distracted thinking about days like this. I didn't even enjoy my birthdays; I'd stay locked in my room, trying to survive.
The medications my mom gave me to stop "seeing things that don't exist" never worked, but I pretended they did so she wouldn't worry more. After a while, I realized no one would ever believe me or be able to help, so I decided to hide the truth and keep fighting on my own.
I want to be seen as a normal son, so I'll never tell them about my abilities or the legendary ghosts, to avoid scaring them.
Parents, one day I'll be completely normal, just be patient. Just one more year! Maybe two.
Anyway, today is the day of love and friendship! And according to my prior research, guys take advantage of this day to try to get a girlfriend.
Hanako and I are still just little 6-year-old kids, but with everything we've been through and suffered, our mentality is more like that of 12-year-olds.
Twelve years old, not too mature, not too childish.
… I'm a little 6-year-old kid who's already had his first kiss, witnessed murders and rapes live, and even killed many people myself.
I'm really far from being normal… Damn life.
"Oh, how cute! Is that a gift for a friend? By the way, nice cosplay, kid."
"Thanks."
I bought a heart-shaped box of chocolates, a bouquet of flowers, and a puppy. The puppy I stole, but I'll tell Hanako I bought it. Sorry, kid who cried when I hit him to take his puppy, but Hanako's happiness is more important to me than a stranger's.
This puppy is so cute that I couldn't help but think of Hanako, so I stole it to give it to her. The puppy's adorableness will perfectly complement her beauty.
I paid for my stuff and left the store, with the puppy on my head so I could carry the bouquet and chocolates without any trouble.
Alright, the shrine is straight ahead, Hanako's home.
God Dog, please, I don't want any trouble today. I'm not planning anything weird or trying to capture a legendary ghost. I'll just talk to Hanako, give her these things so she remembers me, and say goodbye. If my plan works, I can be her friend again, but if I fail and she finds out I was the one who killed her parents, I'll never be her friend again.
Please, God Dog, I know I'm the least deserving to ask for a favor, but I beg you, help me.
Here we go.
I turned invisible and headed to the shrine.
I passed through the invisible force field and…
"Well, well. Missed me, huh? I missed you guys a lot too. Group hug?"
They were waiting for me, and as usual, they're pointing their weapons at me.
Fufu. Ever since I got legendary ghost number 19, the Doppelgänger ghost, I stopped worrying about them capturing me.
This Shadow is just a clone of the original. If they try anything, I'll immediately cancel the legendary ghost's power, and it'll appear right in front of the real me.
This copy only shares memories with the original me, not power, but it's more than enough to come visit Hanako.
"Now."
Now? Oh, leader of this organization, what are you planning now?
A woman is walking toward me. A possessor? According to my research, she has a legendary ghost, but I don't know which one.
Her face is so serious, completely expressionless. Wow.
"Sorry, kid."
Her eyes started glowing… Uh… Well… She just stood there, doing nothing.
"Everyone, get ready…! To think you forced us to use her. Sorry, kid, you left us no choice."
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…
What exactly are they trying to do? Did they ignore my threat?
"Hey… What are you doing?"
"Impossible… This kid has no darkness in his soul."
"What are you saying?" the leader said.
"His soul is so ordinary, not filled with evil or regret. There's no darkness in it."
"Impossible. After everything he's done, he must have at least a ton of evil in him or some regret."
"I don't feel any of that in him."
Legendary ghost number 19, the Doppelgänger ghost, perfectly copies my soul, so… my soul is that ordinary? And here I thought I was improving.
"As I told you before, I'm not planning anything bad, so I'm not evil. And I don't regret what I did because it's to achieve my goal. Blah, blah, blah. I warned you what would happen if you tried to capture me again. I don't live in this country, so the city's destruction won't affect me. Any last words? Though I suppose you'll all survive using your spiritual powers."
I'm not going to destroy the city; I live here, but at least I'll scare them a bit… Huh? Uwaaah!
"Sorry, I can't let you do that… Huh?"
A black portal appeared under my feet, and I started falling, but I didn't go down without taking the possessor responsible for this portal with me. I expanded my spiritual body to stretch my arm and grab her by the leg.
And now, we're both falling into a bottomless pit of darkness with no way out, as the portal has already closed. And I can't float; this thing is pulling me down with incredible force.
I'd be worried, but when I cancel the legendary ghost's power, my legendary ghosts will appear in front of the real me, no matter where I am.
The woman sighed and crossed her arms as she fell beside me.
"Let's hope they treat us well in hell."
… What?
"You sent me to hell?!"
"I was forbidden from doing it because it would mean losing your legendary ghosts forever, but it's better to take you to hell than let you blow up the city. My kids are normal; they wouldn't survive."
"Ouch…"
H-hell… Well, this isn't my real body, so I'm safe, but if what she says is true, I might not be able to recover my two legendary ghosts.
Let's see… I can't cancel the legendary ghost's power! Damn it!
"The bomb thing was fake, I swear! Yes, I have hidden bombs, but I was only going to use them in real emergencies! Cancel this!"
"Sorry, I can't. You're telling the truth, but it's too late."
Damn it… What do I do now…? Light? I see light!
I activated my spiritual body before hitting the ground, and she did the same. Once we were floating above the ground, we deactivated it and touched down with our feet.
The portal closed… Well… Wow…
"Hell is prettier than I imagined."
"Huh? That's weird. This isn't hell. I guess they didn't let us in and sent us somewhere else."
We're on a beach, a pretty nice one, actually.
Mmm… No, I still can't deactivate this body. I'll have to wait longer.
"Can't you send us back? Don't you want to see your kids?"
"The organization will take care of them, so they won't lack anything in life. Besides, even if I wanted to, I can't leave. The portal only works to go to hell, not back to our world. We're probably in purgatory or another world. Goodbye."
She walked away.
Ah, Saik, you're a clone of the original, but once you deactivate this body, all these memories will merge with the original Saik's memories. One day this legendary ghost will run out of energy and deactivate. She doesn't know that, so take advantage to get information about the organization. If she thinks I'll never get out, I'm sure she'll tell me. Come on, Saik, be her friend.
Her power can't kill me because my soul has no darkness, but I'm sure I can kill her.
Step number 1: be her friend.
Here we go, Saik.
I ran up to her and started walking beside her.
"Now that we're in this world with no way back, why don't we become friends? Or at least partners to survive in this world."
"I don't have friends, and I prefer it that way."
"Ouch, how cold. Then I'll be your friend."
My transformation wore off, and I returned to my normal form.
This world isn't our world for several reasons, the main one being a group of goblins in the distance running toward us. Obviously, we're in a magical world or something. If I live with her using my normal appearance, she'll trust me faster because she'll think I'm resigned to living in this world.
"My real name is Saik. Nice to meet you."
"I don't sense darkness in your words. You're telling the truth… Are you Miss Sam's son?"
"Wow, you know my mom, huh?"
"You're telling the truth… Why is the son of someone so kind and full of goodness like you?"
"Ouch, that hurt."
The goblins tried to attack us with knives and giant hammers, but we activated our spiritual bodies, and none of their attacks harmed us.
Confused by what just happened, we took the chance to kill them with our ghosts. I used number 3, the only legendary ghost with me, and she used hers, a ghost of a woman over two meters tall, wearing prostitute clothing. How do I know it's prostitute clothing? It shows too much skin. I've seen plenty of prostitutes, and most dress like her. And that ghost has no face. Cool.
Number 3, when I recover my memories, I'll find a way to come get you, don't worry, I won't leave you in this world. I treat you well, so I hope you don't betray my trust and hide from me.
Our ghosts returned to our bodies.
"The reason I seek legendary ghosts is to wish to be a normal person. To have this gift taken away so I can live peacefully with my family."
"Even if it means leaving many kids without parents through your actions?"
"So far, I've only killed bad people, possessors, and the occasional innocent I manipulated to attract certain legendary ghosts. I'm not evil; I just do everything I can to achieve my dream."
"Whatever."
She kept walking, and I walked beside her.
"So, can I come with you? If we're really in another world, we need to protect each other."
"I don't want… Huh?"
Her legendary ghost came out of her body and picked me up in its arms… What?
"You really want to take care of him? Him? You know perfectly well that kid may be young, but he's done horrible things in his life. He's not worth caring for; he doesn't deserve it."
The legendary ghost hugged me and rubbed its cheek against mine.
Wow… This is weird. Does it like kids?
"You really want to take care of him?"
The ghost nodded quickly, and she sighed.
"Fine, but one evil thing you do, and I abandon you."
"I promise I won't do anything bad unless it's necessary! You know, we're in a dangerous world, and if I have to kill humans to survive, I will."
"As long as they're not innocents, do what you want. Let's go."
Oh, wow. The legendary ghost put me on its shoulders. Wow, how sweet. I wonder if I remind it of one of its kids from when it was alive or if it just likes taking care of young children.
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(Pov - Saik… 2?)
"Who the hell are you, you little shit…?! Hmmmmh!"
I covered this idiot's mouth and kept looking at my new phone while sitting on his back.
I appeared out of nowhere in a pretty strange place, without number 3. I'm still a copy of the original Saik, so I'll be fine. Did number 3 return to our original world? This place doesn't seem like hell. And where did that woman go? We were falling together until everything went dark, and I appeared in this drug factory or whatever these places are called.
I fell and appeared in the middle of criminals. I thought it was hell, but I doubt it; they have phones and computers. Why would the devil let them have that if they're supposed to suffer? I'm in a world with technology, but this isn't my world.
The language on this phone was in a language called Korean, but based on its letters, it's the language of a country called "Onperk K67," or at least that's what it's called in my world.
Onperk K43 = Japan.
Onperk K91 = Mexico.
All countries have different names according to this world map. My country, Onperk K43, is called Japan here, but its culture and writing have many differences. Our language is similar, but the kanji, or letters, are hard to understand since we use the ABCD alphabet.
Our spoken language may be similar, but written, it's completely different. Why? And then there are physical traits. In my world, the only differences are skin and hair color, but here, most people have black hair, and their physical traits vary by region. In this place and my country's counterpart, people have slanted eyes. Why? I'll investigate that later.
Let's see, I'm in a country called South Korea. What should I do? Travel to Japan and look for ghost hunters? How will I return to my world? So many unanswered questions.
I need time to investigate. For now, I think I'll just try to adapt to this world. I can't deactivate my legendary ghost, but I'm not using energy either. Why? This world is pretty strange. It's like the power of the soul is frozen here, as if time doesn't move for my soul. What a weird place.
"Hey, can you hear me speaking your language? Answer, idiot."
"Tch. Of course I hear you speaking my language, idiot. Hmmmmh!!"
I covered his mouth again.
This is strange. The language here is very different from my world. Why do they hear me speaking their language when I'm speaking Japanese in this world, not Korean?
Oh well, first things first, I need money.
"Hey, idiot, from now on, you'll work for me. And to answer your question: Who am I?"
I got off his back and activated my aura, letting him see it to scare him.
He looks at me in terror, and I grabbed a gun from the ground.
After defeating them all, I made it clear I'm untouchable, but this will fully confirm how dangerous I am.
I activated my spiritual form and pulled the trigger.
The bullet passed through my body, but since I don't have a physical body, it didn't harm me.
I dropped the gun and activated my physical body.
Tremble in fear, come on, keep trembling.
"I'm a monster who needs minions. You'll work for me and do what I order. Got it?"
He nodded quickly.
"Perfect."
Alright, world, time to explore you.
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(Pov - Saik 1)
Night came, and we decided to camp, or rather, sleep on the ground under the stars. Or, well, that's a figure of speech. There are no stars.
We made a campfire, hunted our own food, and ate together, like the nice family we are now… Well, not exactly.
"Do I really have to eat 10 meters away from you?"
"Actually, it's 15 meters. Don't play dumb and move farther."
"Wow, you're so boring."
This world is mainly ruled by goblins. Just goblins. Or, well, so far, we've only seen goblins, towns full of civilized goblins… Just goblins.
What a weird world.
The goblins in this world are divided into two types so far: civilized goblins and wild goblins. Civilized goblins look like humans but with green skin, yellow eyes with black pupils, pointed ears, and claws instead of nails. Wild goblins are smaller, bald, and deformed.
She called it the goblin dimension. According to her, many species from different dimensions end up in our world for some strange reason, so we might be able to return to our world if we find the rift that connects our world to this one.
If what she said is true, it means there are dimensions with only Orcs, Elves, Slimes, blah, blah, blah.
Dimensions full of those things sound pretty disgusting, except the Elf dimension. The ones I met mistreated humans, but considering it'd be a world with only Elves, I doubt they'd be as arrogant as the ones I met. Plus, it'd be full of beautiful Elves who care a lot about elegance and beauty. It'd probably be a world full of flowers and pleasant smells.
But I ended up in the disgusting goblin world, with a stench like pigs bathing in their own excrement. Seriously, all the goblins we've killed smell awful. I want to get out of here already.
"Hey, Miss Yuridia, you're a foreigner, right? Your accent is a bit weird."
"Will you shut up? A murderer's voice ruins the flavor."
"Don't act innocent with me. No one in your position gets this far without blood on their hands. Ghost hunters kill innocents to stay secret. My sins are nothing compared to theirs, so don't call me a murderer so lightly."
"I only work with them because number 22 chose me as its possessor, and because of its power, they're afraid to try taking it from me, as that would unleash a curse that would kill them all."
Oh, wow, that last part sounds interesting, but I won't ask anything for now; it'd be too suspicious.
"But you've killed, haven't you?"
"Only pedophiles and kidnappers."
"But they're still human beings. Like it or not, it's still a sin."
"Anyone who looks at a child sexually or murders without remorse isn't human; they're monsters who deserve to be killed, like you."
"Hey, I don't look at any kids sexually! And if you're referring to seeing Hanako as a potential partner in the future, don't get it wrong, I'm not an adult in a kid's body like those generic reincarnation stories. I don't have memories of a past life. I'm Saik, and I'm 6 years old."
"You may be a kid, but you kill without remorse."
"And you don't?"
"I never denied being a monster. But as long as I send those monsters to hell, it's worth being a monster. Unlike you, I do it to keep kids safe; you just do it for selfish reasons."
"Yeah, yeah, sure. Sorry for not being a hero who uses his powers for the good of people I don't know or shouldn't care about. I never wanted these spiritual powers, and the only way to get rid of them and be normal is by collecting the legendary ghosts and making a wish."
"A wish you'll achieve at the cost of innocent lives."
"Innocents who have nothing to do with me! Why should I care about their lives?!"
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…
…
I think I lost control of my emotions.
"Sorry, it's just that I…"
She stood up and walked away.
"You're a monster, even if you don't want to accept it. Stay away from me and never come near me again."
"Oh, sure, I should be grateful to God for giving me these powers, right?! Thanks, God, for giving me powers that nearly killed me and forced me to fight for years alone just to avoid being murdered! These stupid powers took away my chance to be a normal kid!! They stopped me from enjoying my childhood!! I'm sacrificing my childhood and mental health to try to be normal, so I don't regret anything I do or will do in the future!! No one helped me when I needed it most!! Not you, not the ghost hunters, not even that Hercules guy Hanako said was a real-life hero!! No one helped me, I had to defend myself, I had to protect myself, no one helped me!! Why do I have to help people who never reached out to help me?! I can only rely on myself and no one else!! I only need to care about myself…!! Only my own well-being should matter… and my family's…
She left… Ah… We don't need her, Saik, we've always been alone in these situations, we don't need her. Besides, she left her food!
Number 3 came out of my body, along with, for some reason, Thiago, my Slime pet, on its head.
"It smells so delicious! More for me!"
"What's Thiago doing here? I thought he was with number 1."
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I borrowed him to play while you were with Hanako, though I never thought we'd end up in this situation. So…"
He took a bite of the meat.
"What's the plan, master?"
"Find the rift to escape this world or find some magic spell to get out of this world. If only we had number 2, but it's not here, so it's up to us to find a way out."
Thiago jumped onto my head and stroked my cheek with a tentacle.
"Don't worry, Thiago, I'll be fine, after all, I'm just a copy, but I'll be screwed if I lose you guys."
"I'd like you to care about me as a friend and not as an important object for your mission, but oh well, that'd be asking too much. As long as you treat me well and give me my 10 daily meals, I'll be happy."
"There's no anime or video games in this world; it's a medieval world."
"Oh… Ahhhhhhhh! We have to find a way out of this world! I don't want to be here!"
"If you want, deactivate your power and sleep, I'll wake you when I find the exit."
"Sounds good to me, but are you sure? Won't you need me? Won't you feel lonely, master?"
"You're more efficient when you're happy, so I'd rather you not go crazy and become useless from boredom. Eat and then sleep. I'll wake you when we get out of this world."
"Kya! That's why I love you, master, for being so good to me!"
She hugged me and kissed my cheek.
The legendary ghosts are my only friends, so I prefer to keep them happy so they treat me better, as that makes me feel more… More human…
Ah…
I lay on the ground, and Thiago jumped onto my chest.
"I wonder how long we'll be in this place…"
Huh? W-what? An explosion!
A powerful detonation filled the air with a rumble that echoed in my ears. And it's coming from the direction Yuri went!
"What was that, master?!"
"I don't know, but we're going to find out."
I ran toward the source of the explosion. She just left; she shouldn't be too far. She probably ran into a group of wild goblins and… Wild goblins… From what little we saw, wild goblins kidnap civilized goblins to breed, in other words, they kidnap female civilized goblins to rape and reproduce. Yuri's in danger of being raped!
She knows too much about dimensions; I need her alive to get out of here. I don't even know if running out of energy will guarantee my legendary ghost returns, let alone my memories. I need to avoid risks and stay energized until I find a way out, and I need her help to do it.
I need Yuri alive.
She may be an expert at using her legendary ghost, but this world is a mystery to us; we don't know if the magic here can harm our souls or spirits. It's not worth the risk.
I won't take any risks.
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"Hahahahahaha! Look at her, boys, begging like the trash she is!"
Yuri went too far trying to save some enslaved kids captured by "civilized" goblins, who were also savage in a way, as they were slave traffickers.
Among the slaves were not only goblins but also humans, meaning this wasn't the goblin dimension… Or was it?
Yuri tried to save them, but her spiritual power was affected by a protective spell in the area, preventing her from using her spiritual body. She used her legendary ghost, but the result was the same; she couldn't use it. The magic prevented her power from activating.
Under attack, the goblins threw explosive spells at her that didn't kill her but were enough to leave her defenseless, unable to use her physical abilities.
While she was on the ground, she was brutally beaten and stripped to humiliate her.
They forced her to beg for her life if she didn't want to see a child die, and as she begged for the child's life, Saik watched the scene from a distance, analyzing the goblins.
He saw collars around their necks that glowed every 3 seconds, as if magical, and concluded that those collars protected them from spiritual attacks, or rather, attacks in general, since ghosts full of resentment toward them—ghosts of slaves who died at their hands—surrounded them and didn't disappear. If Yuri couldn't use her legendary ghost, but the ghosts didn't vanish from the area, it meant Yuri couldn't use it because she intended to attack, and those collars prevented that.
Saik extended his hand and looked at a ghost pretending to hit a goblin. He activated his body so the ghost could actually hit the goblin, but the moment he activated his body, the ghost disintegrated.
"Well, well."
"Master, they're about to rape her. Should we wait for them to kill her to get her legendary ghost?"
"We need her alive, so no, we're going to save her. Number 3, go take their collars, but don't feel the need to hit them or do anything else, just take the collars."
"Fufu."
Her nails grew into sharp claws.
"I'll be right back, master."
Number 3 headed toward them, and Saik narrowed his eyes, continuing to analyze the situation.
"The collars cancel the spiritual power of enemies who want to harm them, but the ghosts that hate them aren't harmed because they can't touch them. Interesting magic."
Thiago jumped off his head and landed on the ground.
"Want to fight?"
Thiago started bouncing.
"Don't worry, we'll jump into action soon."
A goblin positioned himself behind Yuri and started pulling down his pants while caressing her backside.
She simply closed her eyes tightly and clenched her teeth, as there was nothing she could do to defend herself. Her body was too damaged to fight, and if she tried, one of the enslaved kids would be hurt because of her. Yuri is a woman who loves kids and wants to keep them safe, so she's willing to let herself be raped to keep them alive and unharmed.
Saik, seeing her go so far for a kid she doesn't even know, couldn't help but smile proudly, as Yuri represented the kind of person Saik respects most: loving mothers, like his own.
Before he could pull out his penis, number 3, creating new arms with her spiritual power, cut off their collars and snatched them, and almost immediately, everything turned black, and Yuri disappeared from their sight.
The enslaved kids were terrified and hugged each other.
The goblins pulled up their pants and prepared their swords to fight.
"Who's there?!"
"🎶The show everyone's been waiting for has begun! Are you ready to be amazed?! It might cost you your life, but it'll be worth seeing!🎶"
Yuri's voice… singing?
"🎶Drop your weapons, or it'll be worse for you. This is your first and last warning, so don't cry later. Are you ready?!🎶"
"Get out and fight, bitch!"
"🎶Error, error, error! I'm not a bitch, I have my own beautiful name! I'm Yuri!"
A part of the blackness shattered like glass when Yuri broke through it with her body and cut off the goblins' heads with a sword, effortlessly.
"🎶The great and beautiful Yuri.🎶 Fufu."
The blackness vanished, and Yuri raised her arm triumphantly. But, unlike before, she wasn't naked anymore; she was wearing clothes. Did she change that fast?
Well, the answer is simple… She's not Yuri.
The real Yuri was lying next to Saik, recovering from the humiliating defeat.
Thiago had transformed into Yuri, except his body was green. Number 3's power allowed others to see him as the real Yuri.
"Well?"
"Well, what?"
Saik took off his shirt and placed it over Yuri's bare chest.
"Where's my thank you for saving you from being raped by goblins?"
"I didn't ask for your help."
"Yi ni pidi ti iyidi. You're ungrateful, you know that? I'm a little kid; you should set an example by being grateful to people who help me. No, no, no, bad job, Miss Yuri, bad job."
Number 22 came out of her body and hugged Saik, as a way of thanking him on behalf of Yuri, who hates Saik so much she's not even willing to say thanks.
"You're welcome, number 22. See? She's grateful."
"Why did you make the fake Yuri sing?"
"The kids need someone fun to make them smile. With a smile on their faces, it'll be easier for them to be happy again. Look."
Number 22 helped her lift her head to see the kids. They were being rescued by Thiago, who was singing and dancing while the kids surrounded her.
Kids who were about to be sold for… Well, you can imagine. Kids who were about to face the worst possible fate were now smiling, full of gratitude and crying with joy because Yuri saved their lives.
Seeing that made Yuri cry, as seeing so much happiness in them moved her.
A very sensitive woman when it comes to kids, as she has her reasons for being that way. A woman who's suffered a lot in life, so she decided to become the adult she always needed when she was a little girl.
"A smile on the face is very contagious; you should be that cheerful if you want to make kids happy. A smile that gives hope. This world is our home now until we find a way out."
Saik stroked her head.
"Let's try to survive together. You protect me, I protect you. A win-win."
"… Alright."
"Thanks. Well, number 3 and Thiago will take the kids to a safe place. You and I will stay here while your body recovers. Sound good?"
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Perfect. Let's head back to the temporary camp; there's still food. Number 22, carry Yuri, please."
She nodded and picked Yuri up in her arms.
They started walking together, and Yuri observed Saik's body closely. A very toned body for a 6-year-old kid. A body that could only be achieved with years of exercise, but in Saik's case, a body gained from training every free moment he had, even staying up nights just to keep training and improving day by day. All that suffering, just to keep moving forward and try to fulfill his dream.
Yuri, seeing him so toned and knowing he can kill without remorse, finally realized that Saik is this way because life never helped him, turning him into someone who only trusts himself and doesn't want to help others, as he thinks no one deserves his help.
She knows Saik helped her because he needs her alive to get out of here, but when he put his shirt over her, she realized Saik felt happy for saving her, happiness not from relief at saving his chance to escape this world, but happiness from saving a person.
She felt the same when he saved the kids.
Saik, a boy who only feels empathy for other kids like him and for people like his mom, people who care deeply about kids.
Saik may be a selfish boy, but seeing this, she realized not all was lost for him; Saik could be saved, it was just a matter of guiding him on the right path before it's too late, or at least that's what Yuri thinks.
They reached the temporary camp, and Saik started eating again while Yuri just watched him, making him uncomfortable, as he doesn't like being watched while eating.
"What? I'm not a dwarf, I'm 6 years old, so calm your hormones, lady."
"… I'm from Onperk K56 (Peru)."
"Huh?"
"You asked if I was a foreigner. Yes, I am. When I was 7, I was kidnapped and sold to…"
"Yeah, I get it, please, no details. I've been through that several times; I don't want to remember."
"You were raped?!"
"Not me personally, but I witnessed it. I'm pretty sensitive about that topic, so no details."
"Yeah, I understand… I was never rescued. The police were bought; they pretended to investigate but did nothing. No one rescued me. No one. I lost hope. And when I grew up, I was no longer useful to them, and they were about to kill me, but number 22 found me, we bonded, and we killed all those disgusting pedophiles. From that day, I dedicated my life to caring for orphans and killing anyone who dares harm a child."
Number 22 stroked her head, and Saik just ran a hand through his hair and sighed.
"Wow… Someone once tried to rape me, but I managed to kill that pedophile. Also, lots of men have planned to rape my mom, but since I keep her watched with my ghosts, I find out about those plans in time and kill those men. I can't say I understand your pain because I'd be lying, but at least let me say I respect what you do. You managed to move forward with your life and leave the pain behind for the sake of the kids who need you. That's pretty admirable…"
Saik stood up and faced her.
"Let's try to get along. I won't ask you to be friends, much less try to be my new mom. I only have one mom; I don't need another. But I at least want us to be allies and get along. Help each other in this new world. Let's start from the beginning."
Saik extended his hand.
"My name is Saik Norsai, alias 'Shadow,' and I'm 6 years old. I hope we get along, Miss Yuri."
She shook his hand.
"As long as you don't harm any innocents, we'll be allies, but if you do, I'll kill you with my own hands."
"Sounds fair," Saik said, smiling.
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(Pov - Saik 2)
"Saik, come to my house tonight! My parents won't be home!"
"Hey, that's not fair, Saik, it was my turn tonight!"
"Why don't we combine turns, girls? No need to fight."
I caressed their chins and made them look into my eyes.
"Doesn't that sound more fun?"
"Y-Yes!" they both said.
"Good answer."
I kissed them on the lips before saying goodbye.
"Pay attention in class."
"We will!"
They went into their classroom, and I headed to mine, which is in the third building.
Today marks 11 years since I arrived in this world. Eleven long years without seeing my parents.
There are no ghosts in this world, which is why my spiritual power is frozen, as I'm supposed to be an existence that shouldn't exist here.
The advantage is I can use as much spiritual power as I want without fear of wasting energy; the downside is, without ghosts, my investigations are slower. I took control of this world's criminal underworld and put everyone under my feet to obey me. While they investigate for me, looking for any strange signs that aren't from this world, I enjoy my life.
I'm in my third year of high school and have two beautiful first-year girlfriends. Fufu. What more could I ask for? I miss my parents, but after so many years of fruitless investigation, I realized it's better to try living my life in this world my way. The original Saik is with my parents, so at least he's happy with them. If they're happy, why shouldn't I be? That's why I enjoy my life in this country.
South Korea, a pretty nice country, but too polite. How boring. Whatever, at least they let me do what I want because the principal of this school and his superiors are my bitches, so I do whatever the hell I want.
I can kiss and have sex with my girlfriends in the classrooms after everyone leaves, and they allow it. Even in my first year, I had sex with the principal's daughter and wife, and he, full of rage and impotence, just stared at me and didn't dare say anything.
This world is under my feet, and no one can stop me.
But I think I fell in love with my current girlfriends. It's not just sex with them, like it was with my previous girlfriends; I also go on dates with them, and their parents accepted our unusual relationship, though I guess it has to do with me being the top student at this school and having a ton of money thanks to my animation and video game companies.
I'm the mysterious son of the CEO of ShadowNorsai, so I have a lot of power in the world, both in the real world and in the shadows.
I think it's time to take the next step in my life: start a family.
I'll wait until they finish high school to marry them. Polygamous marriage is illegal in this country, but I don't give a damn about the law and will do it anyway.
I've started wars for fun, raped, killed innocents, tortured, blah, blah, blah. I became this world's villain to absorb negative energy, but nothing's happened. There's no trace of God or any spiritual power. Nothing protects this world; it's like God abandoned it.
People don't have souls for some strange reason; they're like living toys. I did horrible things expecting to feel something in them, but their emotions seem fake. Even my girlfriends seem to love me, but like everyone in this world, their feelings only show in their expressions; they don't feel them inside.
A world full of people without real emotions.
The principal's rage and impotence could only be seen, not felt.
This world is far from normal, and it's not even an alternate world; it's a dimension.
The difference between a world and a dimension is that a world has its own universe, but dimensions only have one world. In this world, there are no stars; the daylight is artificial, as is the night.
I reached that conclusion on my own after discovering there are no stars or moon.
A fake world.
I'm trapped in a world with fake humans who can't feel real emotions.
Oh well, at least I can do whatever I want without fear of going to hell. After all, I'm making soulless toys suffer; they're not important to God.
Oh, and I ended up falling in love with two fake girls. Wow, I have weird taste in women.
The good news is that two years ago, I found a way to create a rift to escape this world; the bad news is it's too small, and I haven't managed to make it bigger. I need the power of another powerful soul to do it.
I entered my classroom.
"You're late again, young Norsai."
I glanced at the board for a second to see the math problem.
"The answer is X=78.72. Am I correct?"
"Yes, as always."
"Then my tardiness is forgiven."
I sat at my desk and took out my notebook.
I improved my intelligence thanks to drugs some scientists made for me. I needed to become smarter to better investigate my situation and this world, and I didn't have time to study that much.
I opened my notebook and continued jotting down observations.
Yesterday and the day before, I didn't have sex with my girlfriends; we just went to the movies, a party, and slept together, cuddling, nothing sexual.
My heart rate and feelings of happiness confirm I fell in love with them, but their feelings for me remain empty. No matter what I do, no one in this world can feel real emotions. No pleasure, fear, or pain evokes true feelings in them.
This isn't…
"Nooooooo!"
"Get away!"
Screams?
They're coming from outside.
I looked out the window.
Well, well. Perfect.
"Zombies, huh?"
I see students literally eating each other.
Zombies…
I checked my notebook and wrote down some things while everyone panicked.
In the past, I created zombies when my spiritual power came into contact with some humans, specifically when it touched their brains.
I've always taken care of killing any zombies I created, so this isn't my fault, which means…
"Fufu. Another like me, huh?" I whispered to myself as my classmates barricaded the door to keep the zombies out.
How much time passed? Were my thoughts that slow? Oh, no, I spent 20 minutes writing formulas I could use to create a rift in this dimension.
With my current power, I can only create a small rift, big enough to send a water bottle to my original world or any other world but this one, but if I find a powerful soul capable of using spiritual power, I can increase the rift's size and leave this place.
Alright, Saik, let's go get him.
Everyone's losing their minds, going hysterical, arguing, blah, blah, blah.
Well, there are zombies outside the classroom… Outside… My girlfriends are in danger! I plan to take them with me to my world, so I need them alive.
Let's see… I think I can use this as a weapon. I won't use my spiritual power; I risk being detected. If I didn't detect him before with all the trackers I have in the world, he definitely doesn't know about me. I need to stay hidden.
I opened the locker and grabbed a broom. I broke it in half to make a small spear.
"Teacher, take the chance to escape; I'll buy you time."
"Hey, what are you trying to do?!"
I ran and jumped out the window.
I broke the window with my legs and kicked the zombies in front of me.
They almost bit me from behind, but I pierced their skulls with my small spear.
Their movements are fast, but not fast enough. Fufu.
"Come at me."
One by one, I kill them all. I have the strength and zero morals right now, so this is pretty easy for me.
Alright… This is the last one. We're on the sixth floor; there must be more below, and my girlfriends are in the first building. Well, better not waste time.
"Teacher, I'm going for my girlfriends. Good luck."
I jumped out the window and landed on the ground.
Alright, girls, I hope I'm not too late.
…
…
…
Ugh, how boring. I expected the zombies to be stronger; they're easy to defeat.
Alright, I reached the second floor of the first building. My girlfriend's classroom is… Oh, well, well. They're making a barrier with desks to keep the zombies from attacking, buying time for the students inside to escape. The door's probably broken, or they're planning to go somewhere safer.
"Girls, get out, we can't hold it much longer!"
Wow, that handsome guy's trying to show off, taking off his shirt to reveal his toned body while protecting the girls with his body.
Hey, idiot, I hope you're not trying anything funny with… Huh?
"Run, Dania!"
… That guy grabbed her hand and pulled her to get her out of the classroom.
He grabbed her hand…
"It'll be okay, stop crying."
… He's caressing my girlfriend's cheek.
She pushed his hand away, but he caressed her anyway.
My girlfriend is loyal, but that bastard dared to touch her…
"Fufu. Well, time to show I'm better than that idiot."
I dropped the spear and walked toward them.
"Dania, Candy!"
They turned to look at me, and smiles immediately appeared on their faces. Fufu. See, pretty boy? That's love. Don't try anything funny, or I'll kill you.
"Saik!"
They hugged me, but I kept walking.
"Girls, wait here."
"What are you doing?"
"It's dangerous; we need to go!"
"Fufu. Just trust me, cuties."
That barrier won't hold much longer; the students are getting tired.
The cowards take the chance to run, and the brave ones stay, helping hold the barrier.
What a cool way to die, but sorry, I'm stealing the action scene.
"Hey, idiots, you're in the way."
"Hey, what do you think you're…?"
I punched that idiot in the stomach, and he fell to his knees.
"Last time you caress my girlfriend's cheek, got it?"
I clasped my fists and smiled.
"Girls, don't be scared."
"What's…?"
I kicked the desks and destroyed the barrier they made.
"Huh?!"
"Saik!"
"Idiot, what did you do?!" said the pretty boy.
I walked toward the zombies and started kicking them in the face, throwing some out the windows while kicking others.
Jump, kick, land, push out the window.
I hit them with my fists to knock them down instead of destroying their heads to avoid their blood infecting me.
Alright… 20 more… 10… 3… Done.
I look at the ground… Yeah, they're all dead, except the ones I threw out the window; they're probably still alive.
"Finished."
I turned to look at my girlfriends.
The students just stood there with their mouths open, as did my girlfriends.
Yeah, you don't see this every day. I know, I know, I'm awesome.
"Dania, Candy, let's go."
"Yes!"
"Of course!"
They ran to me and hugged me. Some students tried to follow me too, but I don't want to deal with burdens.
"Hey, idiots, I said Dania and Candy, not idiots. They're my priority; find your own hero."
I picked Candy up in my arms.
"Climb on my back."
"That's not fair, why her in your arms?!"
"Are you really getting jealous right now? Ugh, fine."
"Uwaaah!"
I carried each of them in one arm.
"Happy?"
"Idiot, you ruined our moment!"
"Don't hog Saik for yourself!"
Oh well, at least they love me.
I started running.
Fufu. Alright, boy or girl, where are you?
•
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(Pov - Saik 1)
Ugh… It's been 11 years since I arrived in this world, but I still haven't figured out anything significant about the rifts. All we know is that rifts appear once a day in different locations around the world, and it's impossible to detect a pattern. We've tried, but no, their locations don't follow any pattern; they just appear randomly, take a goblin, and disappear.
And sometimes, humans from my world end up in this world. I currently live in a city where goblins and humans live together. They've learned to live in peace and harmony, and there are even goblins who marry humans and have kids.
My girlfriend, for example, is half-goblin, half-human. Her dark brown eyes are the only human part of her; the rest is goblin, but I love her just the way she is.
Dark brown eyes, long black hair, glasses, a beautiful smile, and healthy green skin.
I'm happy in this world, but I miss my family.
I hope the original Saik gave up on collecting legendary ghosts. I don't want to kill Yuri. I don't care what the original Saik wants; I won't kill her. She's my best friend; I won't kill her.
Ugh… Today is our anniversary in this world. We don't celebrate it, but it's at least a reminder that we'll always be here.
"Saik, are you okay?"
Star caressed my cheek.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for worrying. I'm just a bit tired."
I'm with my girlfriend, studying in the library.
She likes silence while we study together, but she noticed my worry even without hearing me.
I really got lucky meeting her.
At first, I just wanted to be her friend to protect her, as she was bullied at school for being a hybrid between a human and a goblin.
Human-goblin relationships happen, but they're rare, and their kids face discrimination for being different.
Even this world isn't free from discrimination for being different.
When I met her, some guys were taking money from her and another goblin. From the marks on their bodies, I realized they were also being beaten, so before one of them could hit her, I grabbed his arm and broke all their faces.
After that, I slowly got closer to her and the other goblin, and over time, we became friends.
Our friendship turned into love, and I asked her to be my girlfriend. She accepted, but our other friend stopped talking to us because he was in love with her but never told her.
Ugh… I'm not sorry about that. He faced the same bullying as her and never tried to defend her, or at least himself. I had to do it.
She needs someone she can count on, not another victim to keep her company.
"Star, what are you drawing?"
"It's a princess. My dad told me about fantasy princesses from his world, and I got interested in the topic. It's nice to think true love exists and all that."
"Well, well. So, cutie, wouldn't you like to be my princess? I may be a humble commoner, but a romance between a lowly commoner and a beautiful princess like you sounds pretty romantic, don't you think, cutie?"
"Huh?! D-Don't say such embarrassing things so casually!"
"Is that a no?"
"I-I'm not saying I don't like you calling me princess," she said, pressing her index fingers together and avoiding eye contact.
Fufu. Acting like a shy girl, huh? Your dad must've been an otaku in our original world.
I leaned my face closer to hers.
"W-Wait, wait, my heart's not ready yet!"
"I know."
I kissed her forehead and caressed her cheek.
"Let's save our first kiss for a special moment, I know."
"Thanks for understanding," she said, smiling.
She kissed my cheek.
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I walked Star to her house and met Yuri outside her orphanage.
"Sorry for being late; I walked my girlfriend home."
"No worries," she replied, smiling at me.
Her way of treating me has changed a lot compared to how she treated me when we met. Well, after all, we've been living together for 11 years, more than enough time for her to treat me like a friend.
She works as an adventurer on weekends, and Monday through Friday, she runs this orphanage, caring for the orphans. I work here on weekends so she can work as an adventurer without issues.
Her adventurer job is crucial, as the money she earns keeps the orphanage running, since feeding the orphans every day is expensive.
We became good friends over time. I no longer care about getting her legendary ghost; that stopped mattering to me a long time ago.
"Eleven years already, huh? Time flies."
"Yeah, I know. At least this world managed to redeem you."
"Though I don't regret what I did in the past. I did it to survive and achieve a goal; I shouldn't be ashamed of trying to fulfill my dream."
"Even if you did it through the wrong methods."
"I know… And your son? Isn't he coming with us?"
"He's staying; he preferred to keep playing."
"I see."
She had a biological son. With who? I have no damn idea. It was through artificial insemination. She has trauma with sex and never wants to have it again, but thanks to artificial insemination, she managed to have a child.
The cold, expressionless Yuri became a joyful Yuri. Being a biological mother to a child finally brought back the happiness she'd lost, and now she enjoys her life.
Seeing her smile makes me think it wasn't so bad ending up in this… Huh?
"What?"
A talisman? I sense spiritual power in this thing. It appeared floating in front of me. What is this?
"Saik, get away from that thing."
Huh?! This thing sprayed green liquid on me?! Gross, it got in my mouth! Blech!
"Saik!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
A rift appeared out of nowhere in front of me, and something hit me in the stomach!
I went flying, crashing into several people. Sorry, sorry!
… Huh?
I tried to activate my spiritual body, but I can't!
T-The sky darkened, and a giant magical screen appeared in the sky, showing me getting hit and flying. A fist hit me? W-What's happening?
Uwaaah!
A black tentacle grabbed my body and pulled me toward something!
A man? A man came out of the rift?!
"Angel Hero, did you think you could escape me?!"
Angel Hero?
He grabbed my neck and sniffed me.
W-What is this thing? W-Why can't I use my spiritual power?
"You're not the Angel Hero. You have his power, but you're not him. You're a fake!"
He threw me to the ground.
Ahhhhhhhh! What's happening?!
"Saik!"
Yuri checked my neck and arms while number 22 came out of her, ready to protect me.
"Where's the Angel Hero?!"
"Fufu. You were tricked, big guy."
Huh? A kid? No, it has a kid's voice, but it's something else entirely. It's a being the size of a child, but its body is completely black.
"The Angel Hero, seeing you'd found him, put all his power into a talisman and sent it to another world to distract you and buy time to prepare to defeat you."
"That coward!!"
A completely black being and a man with long silver hair and completely black eyes… What's happening?!
"I don't think you've grasped the situation, kid. The Angel Hero used you to distract this guy and buy time to plan a way to defeat him. Sorry, but don't blame me; it was random."
"W-What?"
"This guy wants to get the Angel Hero's power, and since you have it now, well… you know…"
"Give me your power!!"
"Yeah, that. He'll try to take it."
"Then take it; it's not even mine, I don't care."
"If he takes it, he'll probably destroy all alternate worlds, including this dimension."
"Huh?"
You've got to be kidding!
"Then don't take…"
•
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Before Saik could finish speaking, the monster lunged at him and pierced his eye with its claw, completely destroying Saik's right eye.
A loud scream of pain came from him, and the monster punched him in the stomach, sending him flying again.
"Give it to me!!"
"Never!!" Saik shouted, filled with fury.
•
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(Pov - Saik 2)
Mmm… It's been a week since the zombie apocalypse started, and most people in the city are zombies.
My girlfriends lost their families, so I'm trying to keep them hopeful. I don't want them to fall into depression.
They're sad, but life will go on for them.
Or so I hope.
"S-Saik, are you sure about this?"
"I-It looks dangerous."
"This world is screwed. Do you want to stay here or come with me?"
"With you, but…"
"Will it work?"
"Of course… I guess."
"You guess?!"
"Come on, hope is the last thing to die."
I didn't find the soul I was looking for, but I found a huge rift. How did it form? I don't know, but it's better than staying here.
I told my girlfriends about my life in the other world, so they already know about this stuff and that I control ghosts.
Alright, everything's ready.
"Ready?"
"Yes."
They took my hands.
"Alright… Let's go."
We jumped into the rift, and everything went dark.
"Did we make it?"
We started falling, and they hugged me as I told them.
"Uwaaah!"
"Awesome!"
"Let's hope we end up in my world or at least a safe one."
I see light. Good.
Before hitting the ground, I activated my spiritual power to float with them and avoid dying from the fall.
We landed softly on the ground, and the rift above us closed.
Phew. Well, we made it.
"Now let's find a…"
"Saik, Saik, look!"
"What…? Huh?"
Is that me? And that bitch is the possessor who sent me to that world! Are they fighting a demon? They're broadcasting the fight live, and there's a health bar. The demon has 57% health, the Saik from this world has 5%, and the bitch has 17%.
And there's a timer. They've been fighting for 4 hours. Well, well. They've got some stamina.
"Is that you?"
"No, it's my alternate world or alternate reality self, but it's not me."
"Awesome! Even in other worlds, you're destined to be great, love!"
But why did the rift send me to this place? It's not a coincidence that it sent me to this world right when my alternate self is fighting.
There must be a reason.
"Yuri, get out of here!"
He hugged the demon and flew away at high speed, far from the possessor. What the hell? Why is he protecting her?
•
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(Pov - Saik 1)
I-I can't… go on… I can't…
I lost… I lost… I completely lost.
"You were tougher than I thought. Die."
I'm down to 0.2%, and he's got more than half his health left… It's my defeat.
He lunged his claws at me, and I closed my eyes.
I had a good life.
I had the best friend I could've asked for.
A cute girlfriend I never kissed, but I don't regret dating her.
Thiago…
I had a short life, but I enjoyed it.
"Goodbye."
I feel the tip of his claw on my chest. Yes, finish it, I give up.
"Saik…"
That voice… i-it's coming from in front of me.
I opened my eyes… No… Why?
"I told you… to leave… idiot," I said with a broken voice, as my eyes filled with tears of helplessness and guilt.
"I don't want to see my best friend die," she said, smiling, even knowing her chest and heart had been pierced by that monster's arm.
She stopped his attack to keep it from hurting me… She protected me with her life…
"Idiot… He wanted me!"
"Well, well. What a shame, she had a nice ass."
He pulled his arm out of her body, and I caught her before she hit the ground.
"Yuri, hey, Yuri! Idiot, you can't die yet; you have a son to protect! Get up!"
Number 22 came out of her body and started shaking her, hoping to wake her.
"Please, open your eyes, don't abandon me! Please, don't do this to me!"
"Fufu. Let's finish this. I'm bored."
•
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Once again, the demon tried to pierce Saik's chest, but what he didn't expect was a second Saik appearing and stopping his claws with his hands.
"Why don't you pick on the original, bitch?"
"What the…?"
He jumped and kicked him in the face, sending him flying.
Saik 2, a version of Saik who, instead of enhancing his spiritual power, improved his physical abilities, and combined with his spiritual body, is hard to hit.
The demon lunged at him, but Saik 2 activated his spiritual body, and the demon passed through him like vapor.
"Strike one."
He tried to hit him with his right fist, no result.
"Strike two, bitch."
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
He clasped his fists and tried to crush him, same result.
"Strike three, you're out! My turn!"
He punched him in the face and sent him flying, while Saik 1 cried and cried, deeply mourning his best friend's death, but there was nothing he could do.
"Yuri… Yuri… Yuri! Ahhhhhhhh! Why?! Why did this happen?! Who the hell is the Angel Hero?! I'll kill him! Why did he give us his damn problem?! Damn it!!"
Number 22 started growling and took Saik's hand.
"I won't absorb you; just go. There's nothing I can do."
"The hate and sadness you feel give me power. Use it to defeat him."
Saik was shocked to hear her speak but realized it was true; number 22 made its possessor stronger when they felt more negative emotions.
Number 22 pressed her forehead against Saik's.
"Use me."
"… Please, number 22, help me."
"It'll be my pleasure."
Their bodies started glowing, as did Saik 2's body.
"Come on, bitch, I've got more…! Huh? What the hell's happening to me?! Uwaaah!"
He went flying, and Saik 1 and Saik 2 merged again.
"Don't let him get away with it."
"I promise."
Their bodies fused into one, and the light surrounding them faded, revealing a new Saik.
A Saik with red hair, completely black eyes, and a pair of fingerless black gloves on his hands.
"Shadow 2.0 Mode."
"What the hell?"
Shadow appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye but didn't hit him; he just placed his index finger on his forehead.
"You killed my best friend."
"Shut up!!"
He tried to hit him, but none of those attacks harmed him; they just passed through him like the ghost he was at that moment.
"Yuri was a mother, you know? You left a little kid an orphan."
"Hahahahahaha! So what?! Why should I care…?"
Shadow squeezed his lips with his fingers to shut him up.
"Spiritual power surpasses magic. And you know what we can do with spiritual power? This."
"Who do you think you're talking to…?! Huh?"
He raised his own hand and tore out his own eye with his claw.
"Huh?!"
"You're a zombie now, and you'll follow my orders. Die."
"I'm the great Demon King of the Fifth Hell!! No one…!!"
Shadow shoved his entire arm into his mouth and throat.
"I said kill yourself. Shut up and do what I told you."
With a trembling hand, he raised his hand and placed his claw on his forehead, slowly digging it in.
His blood ran down his face, reaching Shadow's arm, who just locked eyes with him.
He's filled with terror, unable to control his own body. How was it possible that Shadow could control him when he supposedly defeated Yuri, the possessor of number 22? Saik couldn't use her spiritual power, and Yuri couldn't control him with her legendary ghost. Why could he now?
"Why can I control you? Are you wondering that while your disgusting claw pierces your brain? Simple. Because I'm more powerful than you. Your grave mistake was killing the most important person to me in front of my eyes, feeding number 22 with my hate and thirst for vengeance. Meet number 22, the legendary ghost of darkness, also known as the legendary ghost of negative emotions."
Shadow took the demon's finger and started stirring inside his head, and the demon's health bar quickly dropped.
"Goodbye, bitch."
It hit 0, and Shadow destroyed his soul, completely ending his life and ensuring he'd never return.
"W-What? H-How is this possible? This makes no sense! How did he manage to manipulate him?!"
Shadow appeared behind the black being and placed his hand on its head, leaving it frozen, unsure what to do, and too scared to speak.
"Take me to my original world if you want to live."
"Y-Yes, don't do anything to me!"
They both vanished and appeared in the original Saik's room, who was doing sit-ups.
"Finally, you show up, idiot. You're three hours late. Did you give Hanako my gift? What did she say?"
For the original Saik, only hours had passed, but for Saik 1 and 2, it was 11 years.
"The thing is, I…"
"What happened to you? Who's that?"
"I absorbed number 22, and this guy's unimportant."
"Is it a legendary ghost?"
"No."
"Then get rid of that thing; it looks evil."
"H-Hey, that wasn't part of…!"
Numbers 4 and 1 pierced its head and chest.
"Its soul is weird. It's delicious."
"I agree."
"Damn monsters!!"
It turned to dust and scattered.
"Alright, come back."
"Yes."
Shadow 2.0 returned to the original Saik's body.
"A new legendary ghost. Perfect… Mmm… Hey, Doppelgänger, what about the memories? I want to know what Hanako said about the gifts."
The Doppelgänger ghost, the ghost of a white doll, came out of his body.
"There was an error in my soul, and the memories were erased. Sorry."
"And you don't remember anything?"
"No."
"And number 3?"
"Being linked to me, the same happened to her."
"And Thiago?"
"Sorry, he's not with me."
"You lost Thiago?!"
"I don't know, I think so."
Saik sighed.
"Let's go look for him."
23 legendary ghosts under his control, 77 to go.